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Regional knot invariants

Geometric Topology 2017-03-20 v1

Abstract

In this paper, a regional knot invariant is constructed. Like the Wirtinger presentation of a knot group, each planar region contributes a generator, and each crossing contributes a relation. The invariant is call a tridle of the link. As in the quandle theory, one can define Alexander quandle and get Alexander polynomial from it. For link diagram, one can also define a linear tridle and its presentation matrix. A polynomial invariant can be derive from the matrix just like the Alexander polynomial case.

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@article{arxiv.1703.05869,
  title  = {Regional knot invariants},
  author = {Zhiqing Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.05869},
  year   = {2017}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures

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