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Elementary proof of existence of the Alexander-Conway polynomial

Geometric Topology 2021-02-16 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

We present an accurate detailed exposition of the proof of existence of the Alexander-Conway polynomial (of links in 3-dimensional space). Other proofs were given by J. Alexander, J. Conway, V. Mantourov and L. Kauffman.

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@article{arxiv.2012.03086,
  title  = {Elementary proof of existence of the Alexander-Conway polynomial},
  author = {T. Garaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.03086},
  year   = {2021}
}

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9 pages, in Russian, 7 figures