Alexander and writhe polynomials for virtual knots

DOI10.1142/S0218216516500504MaRDI QIDQ3188162zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Blake Mellor

Publication date 17 August 2016

Published in Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.07153

zbMATH Keywords

Alexander polynomialvirtual knotswrithe polynomialodd writhe

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Abstract: We give a new interpretation of the Alexander polynomial $Delt{a}_0$ for virtual knots due to Sawollek and Silver and Williams, and use it to show that, for any virtual knot, $Delt{a}_0$ determines the writhe polynomial of Cheng and Gao (equivalently, Kauffman's affine index polynomial). We also use it to define a second-order writhe polynomial, and give some applications.

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