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Author(s):  
Hideo Takioka

We recall a skein relation of the first coefficient Kauffman polynomial for knots. By using the skein relation, we show that there exist infinitely many knots whose Whitehead doubles have the trivial first coefficient Kauffman polynomial.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (05) ◽  
pp. 2050027
Author(s):  
Kyeonghui Lee ◽  
Young Ho Im ◽  
Sera Kim

We introduce some polynomial invariants for flat virtual links which are similar to the Jones–Kauffman polynomial, the Miyazawa polynomial and the arrow polynomial for virtual link diagrams, and we give several properties and examples.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (05) ◽  
pp. 2050032
Author(s):  
Adam Deaton ◽  
Paul Gustafson ◽  
Leslie Mavrakis ◽  
Eric C. Rowell ◽  
Sasha Poltoratski ◽  
...  

A braided fusion category is said to have Property F if the associated braid group representations factor through a finite group. We verify integral metaplectic modular categories have property F by showing these categories are group-theoretical. For the special case of integral categories [Formula: see text] with the fusion rules of [Formula: see text] we determine the finite group [Formula: see text] for which [Formula: see text] is braided equivalent to [Formula: see text]. In addition, we determine the associated classical link invariant, an evaluation of the 2-variable Kauffman polynomial at a point.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (14) ◽  
pp. 1950088
Author(s):  
Paul Drube ◽  
Puttipong Pongtanapaisan

For any virtual link [Formula: see text] that may be decomposed into a pair of oriented [Formula: see text]-tangles [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], an oriented local move of type [Formula: see text] is a replacement of [Formula: see text] with the [Formula: see text]-tangle [Formula: see text] in a way that preserves the orientation of [Formula: see text]. After developing a general decomposition for the Jones polynomial of the virtual link [Formula: see text] in terms of various (modified) closures of [Formula: see text], we analyze the Jones polynomials of virtual links [Formula: see text] that differ via a local move of type [Formula: see text]. Succinct divisibility conditions on [Formula: see text] are derived for broad classes of local moves that include the [Formula: see text]-move and the double-[Formula: see text]-move as special cases. As a consequence of our divisibility result for the double-[Formula: see text]-move, we introduce a necessary condition for any pair of classical knots to be [Formula: see text]-equivalent.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (13) ◽  
pp. 1940018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis H. Kauffman ◽  
Sofia Lambropoulou

We study new skein invariants of links based on a procedure where we first apply a given skein relation only to crossings of distinct components, so as to produce collections of unlinked knots. We then evaluate the resulting knots using the given invariant. A skein invariant can be computed on each link solely by the use of skein relations and a set of initial conditions. The new procedure, remarkably, leads to generalizations of the known skein invariants. We make skein invariants of classical links, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], based on the invariants of knots, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], denoting the regular isotopy version of the Homflypt polynomial, the Kauffman polynomial and the Dubrovnik polynomial. We provide skein theoretic proofs of the well-definedness of these invariants. These invariants are also reformulated into summations of the generating invariants ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) on sublinks of a given link [Formula: see text], obtained by partitioning [Formula: see text] into collections of sublinks. These summations exhibit the tight and surprising relationship between our generalized skein-theoretic procedure and the structure of sublinks of a given link.


Knot Theory ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 355-365
Author(s):  
Vassily Manturov
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10.37236/7411 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingying Deng ◽  
Xian'an Jin ◽  
Fengming Dong ◽  
Eng Guan Tay

As projections of links, 4-regular plane graphs are important in combinatorial knot theory. The flow polynomial of 4-regular plane graphs has a close relation with the two-variable Kauffman polynomial of links. F. Jaeger in 1991 provided even subgraph expansions for the flow polynomial of cubic plane graphs. Starting from and based on Jaeger's work, by introducing splitting systems of even subgraphs, we extend Jaeger's results from cubic plane graphs to plane graphs with maximum degree at most 4 including 4-regular plane graphs as special cases. Several consequences are derived and further work is discussed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqing Yang

Given any oriented link diagram, one can construct knot invariants using skein relations. Usually such a skein relation contains three or four terms. In this paper, the author introduces several new ways to smooth a crossings, and uses a system of skein equations to construct link invariants. This invariant can also be modified by writhe to get a more powerful invariant. The modified invariant is a generalization of both the HOMFLYPT polynomial and the two-variable Kauffman polynomial. Using the diamond lemma, a simplified version of the modified invariant is given. It is easy to compute and is a generalization of the two-variable Kauffman polynomial.


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