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Categorical Quandles and Knots
by
J Scott Carter
University of South Alabama
Coauthors: Alissa Crans, Mohamed Elhamdadi, Masahico Saito
In this talk I will sketch the definitions of a category in the category of groups and a category in the category of quandles. I will give examples of categories in the category of quandles. Two main examples will be given: one involves the tangent bundle of the three dimensional sphere, and the other is related to the Alexander module. Finally, I will sketch the definition of the fundamental 2-quandle of a classical knot.
Date received: May 12, 2010
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