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On the structure of Kauffman bracket skein algebra of a surface

Geometric Topology 2024-06-05 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

Suppose RR is a commutative ring with identity and a fixed invertible element q12q^{\frac{1}{2}} such that q+q1q+q^{-1} is invertible. For an oriented surface Σ\Sigma, let S(Σ;R)\mathcal{S}(\Sigma;R) denote the Kauffman bracket skein algebra of Σ\Sigma over RR. It is shown that to each embedded graph GΣG\subset\Sigma satisfying that ΣG\Sigma\setminus G is homeomorphic to a disk and some other mild conditions, one can associate a generating set for S(Σ;R)\mathcal{S}(\Sigma;R), and the ideal of defining relations is generated by relations of degree at most 66 supported by certain small subsurfaces.

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@article{arxiv.2406.02299,
  title  = {On the structure of Kauffman bracket skein algebra of a surface},
  author = {Haimiao Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.02299},
  year   = {2024}
}

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20 pages, 18 figures