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Matrices and finite Alexander quandles

Geometric Topology 2008-08-13 v4

Abstract

We describe an algorithm for determining whether a finite quandle is isomorphic to an Alexander quandle by finding all possible Alexander presentations of the quandle. We give an implementation of this algorithm in Maple.

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@article{arxiv.math/0509365,
  title  = {Matrices and finite Alexander quandles},
  author = {Gabriel Murillo and Sam Nelson and Anthony Thompson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0509365},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

9 pages. Code has been relocated to http://www.esotericka.org/quandles. To appear in J. Knot Theory Ramifications

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