scholarly journals Applying Lipson's state models to marked graph diagrams of surface-links

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1540003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yewon Joung ◽  
Seiichi Kamada ◽  
Sang Youl Lee

A. S. Lipson constructed two state models yielding the same classical link invariant obtained from the Kauffman polynomial F(a, u). In this paper, we apply Lipson's state models to marked graph diagrams of surface-links, and observe when they induce surface-link invariants.

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (09) ◽  
pp. 1350052 ◽  
Author(s):  
YEWON JOUNG ◽  
JIEON KIM ◽  
SANG YOUL LEE

In [Towards invariants of surfaces in 4-space via classical link invariants, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc.361 (2009) 237–265], Lee defined a polynomial [[D]] for marked graph diagrams D of surface-links in 4-space by using a state-sum model involving a given classical link invariant. In this paper, we deal with some obstructions to obtain an invariant for surface-links represented by marked graph diagrams D by using the polynomial [[D]] and introduce an ideal coset invariant for surface-links, which is defined to be the coset of the polynomial [[D]] in a quotient ring of a certain polynomial ring modulo some ideal and represented by a unique normal form, i.e. a unique representative for the coset of [[D]] that can be calculated from [[D]] with the help of a Gröbner basis package on computer.


2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (01) ◽  
pp. 1250126 ◽  
Author(s):  
SEUNG-MOON HONG

We consider two approaches to isotopy invariants of oriented links: one from ribbon categories and the other from generalized Yang–Baxter (gYB) operators with appropriate enhancements. The gYB-operators we consider are obtained from so-called gYBE objects following a procedure of Kitaev and Wang. We show that the enhancement of these gYB-operators is canonically related to the twist structure in ribbon categories from which the operators are produced. If a gYB-operator is obtained from a ribbon category, it is reasonable to expect that two approaches would result in the same invariant. We prove that indeed the two link invariants are the same after normalizations. As examples, we study a new family of gYB-operators which is obtained from the ribbon fusion categories SO (N)2, where N is an odd integer. These operators are given by 8 × 8 matrices with the parameter N and the link invariants are specializations of the two-variable Kauffman polynomial invariant F.


2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 1279-1301
Author(s):  
N. AIZAWA ◽  
M. HARADA ◽  
M. KAWAGUCHI ◽  
E. OTSUKI

All polynomial invariants of links for two dimensional solutions of Yang–Baxter equation is constructed by employing Turaev's method. As a consequence, it is proved that the best invariant so constructed is the Jones polynomial and there exist three solutions connecting to the Alexander polynomial. Invariants for higher dimensional solutions, obtained by the so-called dressings, are also investigated. It is observed that the dressings do not improve link invariant unless some restrictions are put on dressed solutions.


1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (supp01a) ◽  
pp. 493-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Kauffman ◽  
H. Saleur

This paper deals with various aspects of knot theory when fermionic degrees of freedom are taken into account in the braid group representations and in the state models. We discuss how the Ř matrix for the Alexander polynomial arises from the Fox differential calculus, and how it is related to the quantum group Uqgl(1,1). We investigate new families of solutions of the Yang Baxter equation obtained from "linear" representations of the braid group and exterior algebra. We study state models associated with Uqsl(n,m), and in the case n=m=1 a state model for the multivariable Alexander polynomial. We consider invariants of links in solid handlebodies and show how the non trivial topology lifts the boson fermion degeneracy that is present in S3. We use "gauge like" changes of basis to obtain invariants in thickened surfaces Σ×[0,1].


1992 ◽  
Vol 01 (04) ◽  
pp. 327-342
Author(s):  
TIM D. COCHRAN

We show that, in search of link invariants more discriminating than Milnor's [Formula: see text]-invariants, one is naturally led to consider seemingly pathological objects such as links with an infinite number of components and the join of an infinite number of circles (Hawaiian earrings space). We define an infinite homology boundary link, and show that any finite sublink of an infinite homology boundary link has vanishing Milnor's invariants. Moreover, all links known to have vanishing Milnor's invariants are finite sublinks of infinite homology boundary links. We show that the exterior of an infinite homology boundary link admits a map to the Hawaiian earrings space, and that this may be employed to get a factorization of K. E. Orr's omega-invariant through a rather simple space.


1996 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahn Majid ◽  
Martin Markl

AbstractWe introduce an associative glueing operation ⊕q on the space of solutions of the Quantum Yang–Baxter Equations of Hecke type. The corresponding glueing operations for the associated quantum groups and quantum vector spaces are also found. The former involves 2×2 quantum matrices whose entries are themselves square or rectangular quantum matrices. The corresponding glueing operation for link-invariants is introduced and involves a state-sum model with Boltzmann weights determined by the link invariants to be glued. The standard su(n) solution, its associated quantum matrix group, quantum space and link-invariant arise at once by repeated glueing of the one-dimensional case.


2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Myung-Jae Kim ◽  
Dong-Hee Lee ◽  
Dong-Seok Kim

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (01) ◽  
pp. 2150004
Author(s):  
Yuanan Diao ◽  
Van Pham

It is known that the writhe calculated from any reduced alternating link diagram of the same (alternating) link has the same value. That is, it is a link invariant if we restrict ourselves to reduced alternating link diagrams. This is due to the fact that reduced alternating link diagrams of the same link are obtainable from each other via flypes and flypes do not change writhe. In this paper, we introduce several quantities that are derived from Seifert graphs of reduced alternating link diagrams. We prove that they are “writhe-like” invariants, namely they are not general link invariants, but are invariants when restricted to reduced alternating link diagrams. The determination of these invariants are elementary and non-recursive so they are easy to calculate. We demonstrate that many different alternating links can be easily distinguished by these new invariants, even for large, complicated knots for which other invariants such as the Jones polynomial are hard to compute. As an application, we also derive an if and only if condition for a strongly invertible rational link.


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