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Approximating Jones coefficients and other link invariants by Vassiliev invariants

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We find approximations by Vassiliev invariants for the coefficients of the Jones polynomial and all specializations of the HOMFLY and Kauffman polynomials. Consequently, we obtain approximations of some other link invariants arising from the homology of branched covers of links.

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@article{arxiv.math/0007093,
  title  = {Approximating Jones coefficients and other link invariants by Vassiliev invariants},
  author = {Ilya Kofman and Yongwu Rong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0007093},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages, to appear in J. Knot Theory Ramifications