On the Kauffman-Vogel and the Murakami-Ohtsuki-Yamada graph polynomials (Q2909500)

The paper consists of three parts. In the first part the author gives a generalization of the Jaeger formula, which relates the Kauffman-Vogel polynomials (a polynomial invariant for unoriented knots) to the Murakami-Ohtsuki-Yamada polynomials (a polynomial invariant for oriented knots). It is proved that with minor modifications, the formula is applicable not only to knots but also to 4-valent knot graphs (a spatial embedding of a graph instead of a loop). The proof is by induction on the number of graph vertices, and thus reduces to the classical Jaeger formula. In the second part the author considers the Murakami-Ohtsuki-Yamada polynomials (MOY) and their generalization to directed knot graphs. It is shown that the MOY-polynomials are invariants for the knot graphs and do not change under reversal of color and orientation. As an application of these results, the author proves that the \(so(6)\) Kauffman polynomial is equivalent to the 2-colored \(sl(4)\) Reshetikhin-Turaev polynomial.NEWLINENEWLINEFrom the reviewer's point of view, the article is quite specialized and may be of interest only for specialists.