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Knot invariants in lens spaces

Geometric Topology 2018-08-17 v1

Abstract

In this survey we summarize results regarding the Kauffman bracket, HOMFLYPT, Kauffman 2-variable and Dubrovnik skein modules, and the Alexander polynomial of links in lens spaces, which we represent as mixed link diagrams. These invariants generalize the corresponding knot polynomials in the classical case. We compare the invariants by means of the ability to distinguish between some difficult cases of knots with certain symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.1808.05241,
  title  = {Knot invariants in lens spaces},
  author = {Boštjan Gabrovšek and Eva Horvat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.05241},
  year   = {2018}
}
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