English

Multivariate Alexander quandles, V. Constructing the medial quandle of a link

Geometric Topology 2025-11-24 v5

Abstract

We explain how the medial quandle of a classical or virtual link can be built from the peripheral structure of the reduced Alexander module.

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@article{arxiv.2210.04611,
  title  = {Multivariate Alexander quandles, V. Constructing the medial quandle of a link},
  author = {Lorenzo Traldi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.04611},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

v1: 32 pages, 6 figures. v2: minor improvements. v3: restriction to finite number of quandle orbits removed. v4: minor improvements in Section 7. v5: 33 pages, 6 figures. Final prepublication version. Further changes may be made before publication in the Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications