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In this paper we introduce a new invariant of virtual knots and links that is non-trivial for infinitely many virtuals, but is trivial on classical knots and links. The invariant is initially be expressed in terms of a relative of the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Louis H. Kauffman

We discuss multivariable invariants of colored links associated with the $N$-dimensional root of unity representation of the quantum group. The invariants for $N>2$ are generalizations of the multi-variable Alexander polynomial. The…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-02-03 Tetsuo Deguchi

Milnor's $\bar{\mu}$-invariants of links in the $3$-sphere $S^3$ vanish on any link concordant to a boundary link. In particular, they are trivial on any knot in $S^3$. Here we consider knots in thickened surfaces $\Sigma \times [0,1]$,…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2022-11-02 Micah Chrisman

We introduce a relation of cobordism for knots in thickened surfaces and study cobordism invariants of such knots.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-02-26 Vladimir Turaev

We incorporate quandle cocycle information into the quandle coloring quivers we defined in arXiv:1807.10465 to define weighted directed graph-valued invariants of oriented links we call \textit{quandle cocycle quivers}. This construction…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-04-22 Karina Cho , Sam Nelson

We define a polynomial invariant $J_n^T$ of links in the thickened torus. We call $J^T_n$ the $n$th toroidal colored Jones polynomial, and show it satisfies many properties of the original colored Jones polynomial. Most significantly,…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-06-21 Joe Boninger

In 2002, D. Hrencecin and L.H. Kauffman defined a filamentation invariant on oriented chord diagrams that may determine whether the corresponding flat virtual knot diagrams are non-trivial. A virtual knot diagram is non-classical if its…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 William J. Schellhorn

For any virtual link, a class of new links can be defined called stacks, in which copies of the virtual link are placed on top of one another. The resulting virtual link depends only on the virtual isotopy class of the original link, and…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2026-02-04 Blake K Winter

We introduce twelve polynomial invariants for long virtual knots, called intersection polynomials, extending and refining the three intersection polynomials for virtual knots. They are defined via intersection numbers of cycles on a closed…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-12-08 Takuji Nakamura , Yasutaka Nakanishi , Shin Satoh , Kodai Wada

We define invariants of oriented surface-links by enhancing the biquandle counting invariant using \textit{biquandle modules}, algebraic structures defined in terms of biquandle actions on commutative rings analogous to Alexander…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-08-28 Yewon Joung , Sam Nelson

Quandle coloring quivers are directed graph-valued invariants of oriented knots and links, defined using a choice of finite quandle $X$ and set $S\subset\mathrm{Hom}(X,X)$ of endomorphisms. From a quandle coloring quiver, a polynomial knot…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-10-02 Jieon Kim , Sam Nelson , Minju Seo

We define a multi-variable version of the Affine Index Polynomial for virtual links. This invariant reduces to the original Affine Index Polynomial in the case of virtual knots, and also generalizes the version for compatible virtual links…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-09-11 Nicolas Petit

Let $\Sigma_g$ be a closed oriented surface of genus $g$, in this paper we discuss how to define coloring invariants and its generalizations for links in $\Sigma_g\times S^1$.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-09-05 Zhiyun Cheng , Hongzhu Gao

The paper investigates invariants of compactified Picard modular surfaces by principal congruence subgroups of Picard modular groups. The applications to the surface classification and modular forms are discussed.

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2014-11-14 Amir Džambić

We consider an algebra of (classical or virtual) tangles over an ordered circuit operad and introduce Conway-type invariants of tangles which respect this algebraic structure. The resulting invariants contain both the coefficients of the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2010-11-30 Michael Polyak

We study the space of vector-valued (twisted) conjugate invariant functions on a connected reductive group.

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2019-01-16 Liang Xiao , Xinwen Zhu

A virtual link is a generalization of a classical link that is defined as an equivalence class of certain diagrams, called virtual link diagrams. It is further generalized to a twisted link. Twisted links are in one-to-one correspondence…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-09-24 Naoko Kamada , Seiichi Kamada

We introduce colorings of oriented surface-links by biquasiles using marked graph diagrams. We use these colorings to define counting invariants and Boltzmann enhancements of the biquasile counting invariants for oriented surface-links. We…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2018-01-11 Jieon Kim , Sam Nelson

We use an extension of Gordon-Litherland pairing to thickened surfaces to give a topological characterization of alternating links in thickened surfaces. If $\Sigma$ is a closed oriented surface and $F$ is a compact unoriented surface in…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-06-27 Hans U. Boden , Homayun Karimi

In this paper, we define some polynomial invariants for virtual knots and links. In the first part we use Manturov's parity axioms to obtain a new polynomial invariant of virtual knots. This invariant can be regarded as a generalization of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2013-12-31 Zhiyun Cheng , Hongzhu Gao