Encyclopedia
of Mathematical Physics,
eds. J.-P. Francoise, G.L. Naber and Tsou S.T.
Oxford: Elsevier, 2006 (ISBN 978-0-1251-2666-3), volume 2 page 340.
first edition Aug. 13, 2004, last updated Nov. 10, 2008
This is an overview article on finite type invariants, written for the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics.
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