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Feynman Diagrams and Low-Dimensional Topology

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Book cover First European Congress of Mathematics Paris, July 6–10, 1992

Part of the book series: Progress in Mathematics ((PM,volume 120))

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We shall describe a program here relating Feynman diagrams, topology of manifolds, homotopical algebra, non-commutative geometry and several kinds of “topological physics.”

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Gottfried-Claren-Str. 26, D-53225, Bonn, Germany

    Maxim Kontsevich

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  1. Laboratoire de Mathématiques Fondamentales, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4, place Jussieu, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Anthony Joseph  & Rudolf Rentschler  & 

  2. The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

    Anthony Joseph

  3. Mathématiques, Université de Paris-Sud, Bâtiment 425, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France

    Fulbert Mignot

  4. Laboratoire d’Analyse Numérique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4, place Jussieu, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

    François Murat

  5. Laboratoire de Statistique Médicale, Université Paris V, 45, rue des Saints Pères, 75270, Paris Cedex 06, France

    Bernard Prum

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Kontsevich, M. (1994). Feynman Diagrams and Low-Dimensional Topology. In: Joseph, A., Mignot, F., Murat, F., Prum, B., Rentschler, R. (eds) First European Congress of Mathematics Paris, July 6–10, 1992. Progress in Mathematics, vol 120. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9112-7_5

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