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1 | (10) |
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11 | (20) |
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1 Sets, relations, and functions |
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11 | (1) |
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2 Diagrammatics of linear algebra |
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12 | (10) |
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22 | (6) |
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4 Simplfying, clarifying, and abstracting |
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28 | (1) |
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5 General categorical principles |
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29 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Planar trivalent diagrams |
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31 | (8) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (7) |
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Chapter 4 The multi-category FA |
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39 | (32) |
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1 Composition of double arrows |
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39 | (26) |
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2 Reversible arrows and additional double arrows |
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65 | (6) |
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Chapter 5 Triple arrows for FA |
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71 | (16) |
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1 Algebraic identities as double arrows |
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71 | (2) |
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2 The category of double arrows |
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73 | (1) |
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3 Critical aspects of weakly invertible 1-arrows |
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74 | (10) |
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4 Coalgebra axioms as triple arrows |
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84 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Surfaces in 3-space |
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87 | (32) |
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87 | (1) |
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2 Objects, 1-arrows, and double arrows |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (7) |
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4 Quadruple arrows in the multi-category S |
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97 | (12) |
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5 Functorial equivalent multi-categories |
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109 | (10) |
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Chapter 7 Beyond surfaces |
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119 | (54) |
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1 Different objects and arrows |
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119 | (26) |
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2 Weak inverses revisited |
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145 | (12) |
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3 Higher order arrows in FA |
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157 | (11) |
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4 Restricting the collections of arrows |
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168 | (5) |
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Chapter 8 Parentheses and so forth |
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173 | (18) |
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1 The Temperley-Lieb algebra |
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173 | (4) |
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2 Other Catalan-like things |
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177 | (6) |
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183 | (5) |
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4 Higher dimensional foams |
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188 | (3) |
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191 | (50) |
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1 Oriented knots and higher categories |
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191 | (4) |
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195 | (5) |
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3 The fundamental group and related invariants |
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200 | (9) |
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209 | (5) |
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214 | (1) |
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6 More algebraic structures |
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215 | (10) |
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225 | (16) |
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Chapter 10 Foams and surfaces in 4-space |
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241 | (52) |
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241 | (12) |
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253 | (16) |
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3 Shalgebras and qualgebras |
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269 | (4) |
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273 | (3) |
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276 | (14) |
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290 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 Higher dimensional braids |
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293 | (48) |
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293 | (2) |
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2 Glyphographic description of surface braids |
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295 | (3) |
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298 | (24) |
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4 Charts in 3- and 4-dimensions |
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322 | (16) |
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338 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Globular multi-categories |
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341 | (16) |
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342 | (7) |
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349 | (6) |
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355 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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357 | (4) |
Index |
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