Parity in knot theory and graph-links

The present monograph is devoted to low-dimensional topology in the context of two thriving theories: parity theory and theory of graph-links, the latter being an important generalization of virtual knot theory constructed by means of intersection graphs. Parity theory discovered by the second-named author leads to a new perspective in virtual knot theory, the theory of cobordisms in two-dimensional surfaces, and other new domains of topology. Theory of graph-links highlights a new combinatorial approach to knot theory. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York