This book consists of a selection of articles devoted to new ideas and developments in low dimensional topology. Low dimensions refer to dimensions three and fo

This proceedings volume presents a diverse collection of high-quality, state-of-the-art research and survey articles written by top experts in low-dimensional t

Wise describes a stream of geometric group theory connecting many of the classically considered groups arising in combinatorial group theory with right-angled A

1. A sphere -- 2. Surfaces, folds, and cusps -- 3. The inside and outside -- 4. Dimensions -- 5. Immersed surfaces -- 6. Movies -- 7. Movie moves -- 8. Taxonomi

The authors construct Heegaard Floer theory for 3-manifolds with connected boundary. The theory associates to an oriented, parametrized two-manifold a different