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Traces on the skein algebra of the torus

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

For a surface FF, the Kauffman bracket skein module of F×[0,1]F \times [0,1], denoted K(F)K(F), admits a natural multiplication which makes it an algebra. When specialized at a complex number tt, nonzero and not a root of unity, we have Kt(F)K_t(F), a vector space over C\mathbb{C}. In this paper, we will use the product-to-sum formula of Frohman and Gelca to show that the vector space Kt(T2)K_t(T^2) has five distinct traces. One trace, the Yang-Mills measure, is obtained by picking off the coefficient of the empty skein. The other four traces on Kt(T2)K_t(T^2) correspond to each of the four Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 homology classes of the torus.

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@article{arxiv.math/0603343,
  title  = {Traces on the skein algebra of the torus},
  author = {Michael McLendon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0603343},
  year   = {2007}
}

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