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Skein Homology

1997/01/17 by Doug Bullock, Bullock, Doug, Charles Frohman +3
Mathematics · #57M99 #FOS: Mathematics #Quantum Algebra (math.QA) #math.QA #msc:57M99 #q-alg

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.q-alg/9701019

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arxiv created 1997/01/17 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

For each skein module we describe a homology theory which, for any three manifold recovers the skein module at its zero level. The theory measures skein-like relations among skein relations, mimicking Hilbert's theory of syzygies. We work explicit examples for the homology groups corresponding to the Kauffman bracket. It is shown, in particular, that for every manifold most of the groups are non-trivial.

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