Quandles and Linking Number
Geometric Topology
2008-08-13 v2
Abstract
We study the quandle counting invariant for a certain family of finite quandles with trivial orbit subquandles. We show how these invariants determine the linking number of classical two-component links up to sign.
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@article{arxiv.math/0608487,
title = {Quandles and Linking Number},
author = {Natasha Harrell and Sam Nelson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0608487},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
10 pages, corrections suggested by referee. To appear in J. Knot Theory Ramifications