QUATERNION ALGEBRAS AND INVARIANTS OF VIRTUAL KNOTS AND LINKS I: THE ELLIPTIC CASE

DOI10.1142/S0218216508006087zbMATH Open1158.57008arXivmath/0506393MaRDI QIDQ3519657FDOQ3519657

Authors: Roger Fenn 

Publication date: 19 August 2008

Published in: Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we show how generalized quaternions, including 2X2 matrices, can be used to find solutions of a non-commuting equation intimately connected with braid groups. These solutions can then be used to find polynomial invariants of virtual knots and links.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0506393

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zbMATH Keywords

knot invariantsquaternionsvirtual knotsbiquandles

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