Twistings and the Alexander polynomial

arXiv2202.12489MaRDI QIDQ6392118FDOQ6392118

Authors: Daren Chen 

Publication date: 24 February 2022

Abstract: We give an explicit formula of the Alexander polynomial of the link obtained by adding an arbitrary number of full twists to positively oriented parallel n-strands in terms of the Alexander polynomials of the links obtained by adding 0,1,...,n-1 full twists. From this, we see that the Alexander polynomials stabilize after adding sufficiently many full twists. The main tool used in the computation is expressing the Alexander polynomial using the vector space representation of $U_q(gl(1|1))$.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum groups (quantized enveloping algebras) and related deformations (17B37) Knot polynomials (57K14)

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