Birman, Joan S. [Cannon, James] Braids, links, and mapping class groups. Based on lecture notes by James Cannon. (English) Zbl 0305.57013 Annals of Mathematics Studies. 82. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press and University of Tokyo Press. IX, 229 p. $ 8.50 (1975). Reviewer: L. P. Neuwirth Page: −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 ±0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Show Scanned Page Cited in 17 ReviewsCited in 239 Documents MSC: 57Q45 Knots and links in high dimensions (PL-topology) (MSC2010) 20C10 Integral representations of finite groups 20C99 Representation theory of groups 20F10 Word problems, other decision problems, connections with logic and automata (group-theoretic aspects) 57M25 Knots and links in the \(3\)-sphere (MSC2010) 55M20 Fixed points and coincidences in algebraic topology 57-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to manifolds and cell complexes 57N05 Topology of the Euclidean \(2\)-space, \(2\)-manifolds (MSC2010) 57N10 Topology of general \(3\)-manifolds (MSC2010) × Cite Format Result Cite Review PDF Full Text: DOI