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Rack and quandle homology

Category Theory 2007-05-23 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

The theory of rack and quandle modules is developed - in particular a tensor product is defined, and shown to satisfy an appropriate adjointness condition. Notions of free rack and quandle modules are introduced, and used to define an enveloping object (the `rack algebra' or `wring') for a given rack or quandle. These constructions are then used to define homology and cohomology theories for racks and quandles which contain all currently-known variants.

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@article{arxiv.math/0411055,
  title  = {Rack and quandle homology},
  author = {Nicholas Jackson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0411055},
  year   = {2007}
}

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16 pages, LaTeX2e. Requires gtart.cls and diagram.sty (included)

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