Skein modules of links in cylinders over surfaces
We define the Conway skein module 𝒞 (M) of ordered based links in a 3-manifold M. This module gives rise to 𝒞 (M)-valued invariants of usual links in M. We determine a basis of the ℤ[z]-module 𝒞 (Σ×[0,1])/Tor (𝒞 (Σ×[0,1])), where Σ is the real projective plane or a surface with boundary. For cylinde...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2002-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S016117120201181X |