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The skein module of torus knots complements

Geometric Topology 2010-01-20 v2 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We compute the Kauffman skein module of the complement of torus knots in S^3. Precisely, we show that these modules are isomorphic to the algebra of Sl(2,C)-characters tensored with the ring of Laurent polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.1001.2436,
  title  = {The skein module of torus knots complements},
  author = {Julien Marche},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.2436},
  year   = {2010}
}

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10 pages, 1 figure