Braids and Quantization

rambling lectures by John C. Baez

Originally prepared in a low-tech format which downloads fast,
but now available in LaTeX, Postscript, and this format
thanks to help from Michael Weiss

May 14, 1992

In these notes I chat about the following subjects:

The Conway Polynomial
Anyons and Braids
Polyakov's Model
The Yang-Baxter Equation
The Quantum Plane
r-Commutative Geometry
r-Algebras
Noncommutative Tori
Charged Particles in a Magnetic Field
Leatherworking

Take a look and see if it's interesting! At the very least, make sure to learn the meaning of this equation:

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