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A multiple conjugation biquandle and handlebody-links

Geometric Topology 2017-02-07 v1

Abstract

We introduce a multiple conjugation biquandle, and show that it is the universal algebra to define a semi-arc coloring invariant for handlebody-links. A multiple conjugation biquandle is a generalization of a multiple conjugation quandle. We extend the notion of nn-parallel biquandle operations for any integer nn, and show that any biquandle gives a multiple conjugation biquandle with them.

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@article{arxiv.1702.01363,
  title  = {A multiple conjugation biquandle and handlebody-links},
  author = {Atsushi Ishii and Masahide Iwakiri and Seiichi Kamada and Jieon Kim and Shosaku Matsuzaki and Kanako Oshiro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.01363},
  year   = {2017}
}
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