Multiplicative structure of Kauffman bracket skein module quantizations (Q4699599)

Let \(R\) be any commutative ring with unit and \(A\) invertible in \(R\). According to \textit{J. Hoste} and \textit{J. H. Przytycki} [Knots 90, Proc. Int. Conf. Knot Theory Rel. Topics, Osaka/Japan 1990, 363-379 (1992; Zbl 0772.57022)] and to \textit{J. H. Przytycki} [Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci., Math. 39, No. 1/2, 91-100 (1991; Zbl 0762.57013)], the Kauffman bracket skein module of an oriented 3-manifold \(M\) is \(S_{2,\infty}(M; R,A)= R{\mathcal L}_{fr}/S_{2,\infty}\), where \({\mathcal L}_{fr}\) denotes unoriented framed links in \(M\), and \(S_{2,\infty}\) is a suitable submodule of \({\mathcal L}_{fr}\). The present paper makes use of existing results by \textit{D. Bullock} [Comment. Math. Helv. 72, No. 4, 521-542 (1997; Zbl 0907.57010)] and by \textit{J. H. Przytycki} and \textit{A. S. Sikora} [Topology 39, No. 1, 115-148 (2000; Zbl 0958.57011)], in order to obtain explicit computations of \(S_{2,\infty}(M; R,A)\), in case \(M\) being the product between the interval \(I\) and the oriented surface \(F_{g,n}\) of genus \(g\) with \(n\) boundary components, for \((g,n)\in \{(1,0), (1,1), (1,2),(0, 4)\}\). Moreover, both central elements and zero divisors of \(S_{2,\infty}(M; R,A)\) are directly computed, as far as the torus (without boundary) \(F_{1,0}\), the punctured torus \(F_{1,1}\) and the four-punctured sphere \(F_{0,4}\) are concerned.