Graphs on Surfaces and Their Applications
Contributors: R.V. Gamkrelidze (Editor); V.A. Vassiliev (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 12, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9783540002031
Subjects: Combinatorics & graph theory; Geometry - Algebraic; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Mathematical Analysis; Discrete Mathematics; Galois theory; Mathematics / Topology; Vassiliev invariants; embedded graphs; matrix integrals; moduli of curves; General
First sentence: The theory of maps (sometimes also called embedded graphs, or ribbon graphs, or fat graphs, or graphs with rotation), or, otherwise, the topological graph theory, is an old and well established branch of combinatorics.