Higher-dimensional algebra. IV: 2-tangles.

DOI10.1016/S0001-8708(03)00018-5zbMath1039.57016arXivmath/9811139WikidataQ62443509 ScholiaQ62443509MaRDI QIDQ1421391

John C. Baez, Laurel Langford

Publication date: 26 January 2004

Published in: Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9811139

zbMATH Keywords

2-category with duals2-tanglebraided monoidal 2-category

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