J. Bouttier
Published 2011-04-15Version 1
This chapter is an introduction to the connection between random matrices and maps, i.e graphs drawn on surfaces. We concentrate on the one-matrix model and explain how it encodes and allows to solve a map enumeration problem.
Comments: chapter of the "The Oxford Handbook of Random Matrix Theory", editors G. Akemann, J. Baik and P. Di Francesco ; 24 pages and 5 figures
Some Matrix Integrals related to Knots and Links
Knot theory and matrix integrals
Matrix Integrals and the Counting of Tangles and Links
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