English

HOMFLY-PT skein module of singular links in the three-sphere

Geometric Topology 2012-06-13 v1

Abstract

For a ring RR, we denote by R[L]R[\mathcal L] the free RR-module spanned by the isotopy classes of singular links in S3\mathbb S^3. Given two invertible elements x,tRx,t \in R, the HOMFLY-PT skein module of singular links in S3\mathbb S^3 (relative to the triple (R,t,x)(R,t,x)) is the quotient of R[L]R[\mathcal L] by local relations, called skein relations, that involve tt and xx. We compute the HOMFLY-PT skein module of singular links for any RR such that (t1t+x)(t^{-1}-t+x) and (t1tx)(t^{-1}-t-x) are invertible. In particular, we deduce the Conway skein module of singular links.

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@article{arxiv.1206.2521,
  title  = {HOMFLY-PT skein module of singular links in the three-sphere},
  author = {Luis Paris and Emmanuel Wagner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.2521},
  year   = {2012}
}