1999/09/28 by J. Scott Carter, Daniel Jelsovsky, Carter, J. Scott +5
Mathematics · #57M25 #57T99 #Algebraic Topology (math.AT) #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #math.AT #math.GT #msc:57M25 #msc:57T99
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/9909161
22 pages, about 6 figures (eps), latex
arxiv created 1999/09/28 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
Lower bounds of betti numbers for homology groups of racks and quandles will be given using the quotient homomorphism to the orbit quandles. Exact sequences relating various types of homology groups are analyzed. Geometric methods of proving non-triviality of cohomology groups are also given, using virtual knots. The results can be applied to knot theory as the first step towards evaluationg the state-sum invariants defined from quandle cohomology.