Physics, Geometry and Topology : Proceedings (NATO Science Series B: Physics)

Part one comprises 12 lectures. A recurring theme in a number of the lectures is the Yang-Baxter relation which characterizes a very large class in integrable systems, including many state models, two-dimensional conformal field theory, quantum field theory, and quantum gravity in 2+1 dimensions. Part two contains eight papers presented at a workshop on physics, braids, and links, held during the school. The volume is edited by H.C. Lee. Printed on acidic paper, surprising for this respected series. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.