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Biquandle Brackets
by
Sam Nelson
Claremont McKenna College
Coauthors: Michael E. Orrison (HMC) and Veronica Rivera (HMC)
Given a finite biquandle X and a commutative ring with identity R, we define an algebraic structure known as a biquandle bracket. Biquandle brackets can be used to define a family of knot and link invariants known as quantum enhancements which include biquandle cocycle invariants and skein polynomials such as the Alexander, Jones and HOMFLYpt polynomials as special cases. As an application we will see a new skein invariant which is not determined by the knot group, the knot quandle or the HOMFLYpt polynomial.
Date received: September 28, 2015
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