Skein modules of 3-manifolds

dc.creatorPrzytycki, Jozef H.
dc.date2006-11-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:33:21Z
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dc.descriptionIt is natural to try to place the new polynomial invariants of links in algebraic topology (e.g. to try to interpret them using homology or homotopy groups). However, one can think that these new polynomial invariants are byproducts of a new more delicate algebraic invariant of 3-manifolds which measures the obstruction to isotopy of links (which are homotopic). We propose such an algebraic invariant based on skein theory introduced by Conway (1969) and developed by Giller (1982) as well as Lickorish and Millett (1987). (This is the first paper I wrote about skein modules, almost 20 years ago. The recent survey of skein modules is available at http://arxiv.org/abs/math.GT/0602264.)
dc.description11 pages, 13 figures; e-print prepared by Radmila Sazdanovic
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0611797
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0611797
dc.identifierBulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences; Mathematics, 39(1-2), 1991, 91-100
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/119426
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subjectAlgebraic Topology
dc.subject57M27 (primary), 57M25(secondary)
dc.titleSkein modules of 3-manifolds
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