Universal cocycle Invariants for singular knots and links
Geometric Topology
2019-10-10 v1
Abstract
Given a biquandle , a function with certain compatibility and a pair of {\em non commutative cocyles} with values in a non necessarily commutative group , we give an invariant for singular knots / links. Given , we also define a universal group and universal functions governing all 2-cocycles in , and exhibit examples of computations. When the target group is abelian, a notion of {\em abelian cocycle pair} is given and the "state sum" is defined for singular knots/links. Computations generalizing linking number for singular knots are given. As for virtual knots, a "self-linking number" may be defined for singular knots
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@article{arxiv.1910.04042,
title = {Universal cocycle Invariants for singular knots and links},
author = {Marco Farinati and Juliana García Galofre},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.04042},
year = {2019}
}
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27 pages, 9 figures