Handbook of knot theory This book is a survey of current topics in the mathematical theory of knots. For a mathematician a knot is a closed loop in 3 dimensional space: imagine knotting an extension cord and then closing it up by inserting its plug into its outlet. Knot theory is of central importance in pure and applied mathematics as it stands at a crossroads of topology combinatorics algebra mathematical physics and biochemistry. * Survey of mathematical knot theory * Articles by leading world authorities * Clear exposition not over technical * Accessible to readers with undergraduate background in mathematics Hyperbolic Knots Colin Adams Braids: A Survey Joan S. Birman and Tara E. Brendle Legendrian and Transversal Knots John B. Etnyre Knot Spinning Greg Friedman The Enumeration and Classification of Knots and Links Jim Hoste Knot Diagrammatics Louis H. Kauffman A Survey of Classical Knot Concordance Charles Livingston Knot Theory of Complex Plane Curves Lee Rudolph Thin Position in the Theory of Classical Knots Martin Scharlemann Computation of Hyperbolic Structures in Knot Theory Jeff Weeks Hyperbolic knots C. Adams Braids : a survey J.S. Birman T.E. Brendle Legendrian and transversal knots J.B. Etnyre Knot spinning G. Friedman The enumeration and classification of knots and links J. Hoste Knot diagrammatics L.H. Kauffman A survey of classical knot concordance C. Livingston Knot theory of complex plane curves L. Rudolph Thin position in the theory of classical knots M. Scharlemann Computation of hyperbolic structures in knot theory J. Weeks