Commutator theory for racks and quandles

DOI10.2969/JMSJ/83168316zbMATH Open1461.57002arXiv1902.08980OpenAlexW3112860370MaRDI QIDQ1996205FDOQ1996205

Authors: Marco Bonatto, David Stanovský 

Publication date: 3 March 2021

Published in: Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We adapt the commutator theory of universal algebra to the particular setting of racks and quandles, exploiting a Galois connection between congruences and certain normal subgroups of the displacement group. Congruence properties such as abelianness and centrality are reflected by the corresponding relative displacement groups, and so do the global properties, solvability and nilpotence. To show the new tool in action, we present three applications: non-existence theorems for quandles (no connected involutory quandles of order $2^k$, no latin quandles of order $equiv2pmod4$), a non-colorability theorem (knots with trivial Alexander polynomial are not colorable by latin quandles), and a strengthening of Glauberman's results on Bruck loops of odd order.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.08980

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zbMATH Keywords

solvabilitycommutator theorynilpotencequandlesracks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Subalgebras, congruence relations (08A30) Sets with a single binary operation (groupoids) (20N02) Loops, quasigroups (20N05) Generalized knots (virtual knots, welded knots, quandles, etc.) (57K12)

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