{
  "id": "math/0503683",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2005-03-29T13:09:44.000Z",
  "updated": "2005-05-30T08:56:35.000Z",
  "title": "Topology of words",
  "authors": [
    "Vladimir Turaev"
  ],
  "comment": "59 pages, 4 figures. In the second version I added a discussion of the S-homotopy of words (Section 2)",
  "categories": [
    "math.CO",
    "math.GT"
  ],
  "abstract": "We introduce a topological approach to words. Words are approximated by Gauss words and then studied up to natural modifications inspired by homotopy transformations of curves on the plane.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2005-05-30T08:56:35.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "68R15",
      "57M99"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "homotopy transformations",
      "gauss words",
      "natural modifications"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 59,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2005math......3683T"
    }
  }
}