R-matrix knot invariants and triangulations

2010/02/12 by Rinat Kashaev, Kashaev, R. M.
Mathematics · #16T25 (Secondary) #57M27 (Primary) 16T05 #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Mathematical Physics (math-ph) #Quantum Algebra (math.QA)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1002.2576

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Abstract

The construction of quantum knot invariants from solutions of the Yang--Baxter equation (R-matrices) is reviewed with the emphasis on a class of R-matrices admitting an interpretation in intrinsically three-dimensional terms.

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