Kauffman bracket skein module of a connected sum of 3-manifolds

1999/11/16 by Józef H. Przytycki, Jozef H. Przytycki, Przytycki, Jozef H.
Mathematics · #57M25 #Algebraic Topology (math.AT) #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #math.AT #math.GT #msc:57M25

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/9911120

11 pages, 5 figures, Manuscripta Math., to appear, LaTeX

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Abstract

We show that for the Kauffman bracket skein module over the field of rational functions in variable A, the module of a connected sum of 3-manifolds is the tensor product of modules of the individual manifolds.

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