Knot Invariants from a Kohno-Kontsevich Integral for Braids
Abstract
Description
An invariant of knots is constructed from an integral for geometric braids due to Kohno and Kontsevich. It takes values in a quotient by a certain ideal of the algebra generated by chord diagrams over the circle.
6 pages, 2 figures, Latex
6 pages, 2 figures, Latex