The generalized Yamada polynomials of virtual spatial graphs (Q1731339)

The authors present the generalized Yamada polynomial and show that it can be normalized to be a rigid vertex isotopic invariant of virtual spatial graphs and to be a pliable vertex isotopic invariant for virtual spatial graphs with maximum degree at most $3$. In this paper, the authors consider the connection and difference between the generalized Yamada polynomial and the Dubrovnik polynomial of a classical link and show the generalized Yamada polynomial specializes to a version of the Dubrovnik polynomial for classical links. It is shown that the resulting polynomial can often be used to determine if a virtual link is non-classical.