Homfly polynomials of generalized Hopf links (Q5954322)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1699550
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1699550 |
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Homfly polynomials of generalized Hopf links (English)
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7 February 2002
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The generalized Hopf links in question are constructed by replacing each of the two components of a Hopf link by a set of unknotted parallel circles of mixed orientations. To compute their Homfly polynomials, a connection to the skein of the annulus is established, using the skein relations of the framed Homfly polynomial. A key point consists in describing a generalized Hopf link within the skein of the annulus via the endomorphism of the skein generated by adding the bounding circle of a transversal disk to a basic circle of the annulus.
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tangle
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Hecke algebra
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Young diagram
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HOMFLY polynomial
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skein
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annulus
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