{"id":{"repo_id":"trento","oai_identifier":"oai:iris.unitn.it:11572/368720"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/trento/oai:iris.unitn.it:11572/368720","repository":{"repo_id":"trento","name":"Università degli Studi di Trento","base_url":"https://iris.unitn.it/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"New proposals for the popularization of braid theory","abstract":"Braid theory is a very active research field. Braids can be studied from variuos points of view and have applications in different fields, e.g. in mathematical physics and in biology. In this thesis we provide a formal introduction to some topics in the mathematical theory of braids and two possible approaches to this field at a popular level: a movie and a workshop. The scientific movie addressed to a non-specialist audience has been realized using the free ray-tracer POV-Ray. It is divided into four parts, each of which has a length of about 15 minutes. The content ranges from the introduction of basic concepts to deep results. The workshop activity is based on the action of braids on loops and aims to invite and lead the audience to a mathematical formalization of the principal concepts involved: braids, curves and group actions.","abstract_html":"Braid theory is a very active research field. Braids can be studied from variuos points of view and have applications in different fields, e.g. in mathematical physics and in biology. In this thesis we provide a formal introduction to some topics in the mathematical theory of braids and two possible approaches to this field at a popular level: a movie and a workshop. The scientific movie addressed to a non-specialist audience has been realized using the free ray-tracer POV-Ray. It is divided into four parts, each of which has a length of about 15 minutes. The content ranges from the introduction of basic concepts to deep results. The workshop activity is based on the action of braids on loops and aims to invite and lead the audience to a mathematical formalization of the principal concepts involved: braids, curves and group actions.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Dalvit, Ester"],"institution":"Università degli studi di Trento","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Luminati, Domenico"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2011,"date_issued":"2011","date_published":"2011","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:04:40Z","subjects":["Settore MAT/03 - Geometria","Settore MAT/04 - Matematiche Complementari"],"languages":["eng"],"rights":["info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess","license:Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)","license uri:iris.PRI01"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["http://dx.doi.org/10.15168/11572_368720","10.15168/11572_368720"],"render_values":[{"text":"http://dx.doi.org/10.15168/11572_368720","href":"http://dx.doi.org/10.15168/11572_368720","code":true},{"text":"10.15168/11572_368720","href":"https://doi.org/10.15168/11572_368720","code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/11572/368720","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Dalvit, Ester","Luminati, Domenico"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Dalvit, Ester"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2011"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Università degli studi di Trento","place:TRENTO"]},{"key":"dc:relation","label":"Dc Relation","values":["firstpage:1","lastpage:87","numberofpages:87"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Settore MAT/03 - Geometria","Settore MAT/04 - Matematiche Complementari"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["eng"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess","license:Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)","license uri:iris.PRI01"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/11572/368720","http://dx.doi.org/10.15168/11572_368720","10.15168/11572_368720"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Braid theory is a very active research field. Braids can be studied from variuos points of view and have applications in different fields, e.g. in mathematical physics and in biology. In this thesis we provide a formal introduction to some topics in the mathematical theory of braids and two possible approaches to this field at a popular level: a movie and a workshop. The scientific movie addressed to a non-specialist audience has been realized using the free ray-tracer POV-Ray. It is divided into four parts, each of which has a length of about 15 minutes. The content ranges from the introduction of basic concepts to deep results. The workshop activity is based on the action of braids on loops and aims to invite and lead the audience to a mathematical formalization of the principal concepts involved: braids, curves and group actions."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["New proposals for the popularization of braid theory"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Dalvit, Ester","Luminati, Domenico"],"dc:creator":["Dalvit, Ester"],"dc:date":["2011"],"dc:description":["Braid theory is a very active research field. Braids can be studied from variuos points of view and have applications in different fields, e.g. in mathematical physics and in biology. In this thesis we provide a formal introduction to some topics in the mathematical theory of braids and two possible approaches to this field at a popular level: a movie and a workshop. The scientific movie addressed to a non-specialist audience has been realized using the free ray-tracer POV-Ray. It is divided into four parts, each of which has a length of about 15 minutes. The content ranges from the introduction of basic concepts to deep results. The workshop activity is based on the action of braids on loops and aims to invite and lead the audience to a mathematical formalization of the principal concepts involved: braids, curves and group actions."],"dc:identifier":["https://hdl.handle.net/11572/368720","http://dx.doi.org/10.15168/11572_368720","10.15168/11572_368720"],"dc:language":["eng"],"dc:publisher":["Università degli studi di Trento","place:TRENTO"],"dc:relation":["firstpage:1","lastpage:87","numberofpages:87"],"dc:rights":["info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess","license:Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)","license uri:iris.PRI01"],"dc:subject":["Settore MAT/03 - Geometria","Settore MAT/04 - Matematiche Complementari"],"dc:title":["New proposals for the popularization of braid theory"],"dc:type":["info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:04:40Z"}