If A is an abelian quandle and Q is a quandle, the hom set Hom(Q,A) of quandle homomorphisms from Q to A has a natural quandle structure. We exploit this fact to enhance the quandle counting invariant, providing an example of links with the same counting invariant values but distinguished by the hom …
We investigate the relationship between the quandle and biquandle coloring invariant and obtain an enhancement of the quandle and biquandle coloring invariants using biquandle structures. We also continue the study of biquandle homomorphisms into a medial biquandle begun by the second author et al., finding biquandle a…
We continue the study of the quandle of homomorphisms into a medial quandle begun in Crans and Nelson. We show that it suffices to consider only medial source quandles, and therefore the structure theorem of Jedlicka et al. provides a characterization of the Hom quandle. In the particular case when the target is 2-redu…
This paper studies quandles with one non-trivial column and their properties.
problem Understanding quandles with exactly one non-trivially permuted column.
method Investigates automorphism groups, polynomials, cohomology, and hom quandles of quandles with one non-trivial column.
result The properties of these quandles relate to linking number.
New invariants defined for knots and links using quandle representations.
problem Defining new invariants for knots and links.
method Defined a family of quiver representations associated to finite quandles, abelian groups, and quandle 2-cocycles.
result Computed four new polynomial invariants for knots and links.
In-degree quiver polynomials for surface-links computed.
problem Computing in-degree quiver polynomials for surface-links.
method Defined using a quandle and set of endomorphisms, computed for surface-links with ch-index up to 10.
result Example computations for surface-links with ch-index up to 10.
New link colorings using quandle rings and idempotents are stronger than existing methods.
problem Improving the quandle coloring invariant of links.
method Using quandle rings and their idempotents to enhance the quandle coloring invariant.
result The new invariants are stronger than the $\Hom$ quandle invariant for certain coloring quandles.
This article establishes the algebraic covering theory of quandles. For every connected quandle we explicitly construct a universal covering, which in turn leads us to define the algebraic fundamental group as the automorphism group of the universal covering. We then establish the Galois correspondence between connecte…
Introduces entropic tribrackets and their applications in link distinguishing.
problem Distinguishing links with the same counting invariant.
method Definition and study of entropic tribrackets and their homsets.
result Homsets of entropic tribrackets form new entropic tribrackets.
In this paper, we introduce the notion of a (regular) Hom-Lie group. We associate a Hom-Lie algebra to a Hom-Lie group and show that every regular Hom-Lie algebra is integrable. Then, we define a Hom-exponential (Hexp) map from the Hom-Lie algebra of a Hom-Lie group to the Hom-Lie group and discuss the universality of …
In this paper, we develop the theory of Hom-Lie algebroids, Hom-Lie bialgebroids and Hom-Courant algebroids introduced by Cai, Liu and Sheng. Specifically, we introduce the notions of Hom-Poisson, Hom-Nijenhuis and Hom-Poisson-Nijenhuis structures on a Hom-Lie algebroid and the notion of Hom-Dirac structures on a Hom-C…
In this paper, first we modify the definition of a Hom-Lie algebroid introduced by Laurent-Gengoux and Teles and give its equivalent dual description. Many results that parallel to Lie algebroids are given. In particular, we give the notion of a Hom-Poisson manifold and show that there is a Hom-Lie algebroid structure …
The study examines conditions for completeness and simplicity in hom-Lie superalgebras.
problem Conditions for completeness and simplicity in hom-Lie superalgebras.
method Equivalent conditions and derivations analysis.
result Conditions for completeness and simplicity in hom-Lie superalgebras.
Establishing Hom-versions of Bochner theorems in pseudo-Riemannian Hom-Lie algebras
problem Killing vectors and Bochner-type theorems in pseudo-Riemannian Hom-Lie algebras
method Hom-versions of Bochner theorems
result Space of Killing vectors forms a totally geodesic Hom-Lie subalgebra
The paper defines Z-graded hom-Lie superalgebras and explores their properties.
problem Understanding the structure and properties of Z-graded hom-Lie superalgebras.
method Definition and exploration of Z-graded hom-Lie superalgebras, invariant bilinear forms, and simplicity conditions.
result Maximal and minimal Z-graded hom-Lie superalgebras for local hom-Lie superalgebras are identified, and conditions for simplicity are checked.
The paper explores geometric structures on Hom-Lie groups and algebras.
problem Exploring Kähler-Norden structures on Hom-Lie groups and algebras.
method Analyzing the relationship between holomorphic Norden structures and Kähler-Norden structures on Hom-Lie groups.
result Left-invariant holomorphic Hom-Lie groups with abelian complex structures are flat.
In this paper, we introduce the notions of pseudo-Riemannian, para-Hermitian and para- Kahler structures on hom-Lie algebras. In addition, we present the characterization of these structures. Also, we provide an example including these structures. We then introduce the phase space of a hom-Lie algebra and using the hom…
We define hom-Lie algebroids, a definition that may seem cumbersome at first, but which is justified, first, by a one-to-one corespondence with hom-Gerstenhaber algebras, a notion that we also introduce, and several examples, including hom-Poisson structures.
We introduce hom-Lie-Rinehart algebras as an algebraic analogue of hom-Lie algebroids, and systematically describe a cohomology complex by considering coefficient modules. We define the notion of extensions for hom-Lie-Rinehart algebras. In the sequel, we deduce a characterisation of low dimensional cohomology spaces i…
Study Hom-Lie algebroid connections on complex manifolds.
problem Irreducible connections on Hom-Lie algebroids.
method Proved moduli space structure using H-gauge theory.
result Moduli space has a Hausdorff Hilbert manifold structure.
Recently, some concepts such as Hom-algebras, Hom-Lie algebras, Hom-Lie admissible algebras, Hom-coalgebras are studied and some of classical properties of algebras and some geometric objects are extended on them. In this paper by recall the concept of Hom-ρ-commutative algebras, we intend to develop some of the most…
Let G be a complex reductive linear algebraic group and let K be a maximal compact subgroup of G. Given a nilpotent group Γgenerated by r elements, we consider the representation spaces Hom(Γ,G) and Hom(Γ,K) with the natural topology induced from an embedding into G^r and K^r respectively. The goal of this paper is to …
Complex and Hermitian structures on hom-Lie algebras are introduced and some examples of these structures are presented. Also, it is shown that there not exists a proper complex (Hermitian) home-Lie algebra of dimension two. Then using a hom-left symmetric algebra, a phase space is provided and then a complex structure…
A hom-Lie algebroid is a vector bundle together with a Lie algebroid like structure which is twisted by a homomorphism. In this paper we use the idea of representations up to homotopy of Lie algebroids to construct a same structure for hom-Lie algebroids and we will explain how representations up to homotopy of length …
Study primes dividing torsion in homology of commuting elements in Lie groups.
problem Which primes divide the homology torsion of commuting elements in Lie groups?
method Homotopy decomposition of Hom(Z^m, G)_1, combinatorics of Weyl groups.
result Torsion in homology of Hom(Z^m, G)_1 depends on the Weyl group of G.
Study of quandle coloring quivers with dihedral quandles.
problem Link invariants and their enhancements using quandles.
method Introduced shadow quandle coloring quivers and cocycle quivers, studied equivalence with quandle coloring numbers and shadow quandle cocycle invariants.
result Equivalence of quandle coloring quivers with quandle coloring numbers and shadow quandle cocycle quivers with shadow quandle cocycle invariants for specific dihedral quandles.
The paper explores idempotents in quandle rings and their connections to quandle coverings.
problem Understanding idempotents in quandle rings and their relation to quandle coverings.
method Investigation of idempotents in quandle rings, proving properties of idempotents in free products and unions of quandles.
result Integral quandle rings of quandles of finite type that are non-trivial coverings over nice base quandles admit infinitely many non-trivial idempotents.
Paper studies embedding conditions for homogeneous quandles.
problem Embedding problem of homogeneous quandles.
method Necessary and sufficient condition for quandle homomorphisms to be embeddings.
result Generalization of embedding theorem for generalized Alexander quandles.
Symmetric quandles provide new insights into link colorings.
problem Understanding link colorings using quandles.
method Construction of symmetric quandles and isomorphism of their cohomology groups.
result Homology groups of quandles are isomorphic to those of their symmetric doubles.
Hierarchical quandles extend diquandles and multi-quandles for link invariants.
problem Constructing invariants for links colored by quandles.
method Hierarchical quandle colourings to construct cocycle invariants.
result Hierarchical quandles provide new link invariants.
New polynomial invariants from quandle action quivers.
problem Classical and virtual knot and link invariants.
method Categorification of quandle counting invariant using quandle action quivers.
result Quandle action polynomials as decategorifications.
Dehn quandles of groups and surfaces unify various quandle constructions.
problem Understanding and unifying various quandle constructions.
method Introducing Dehn quandles of groups and subsets, proving properties and embeddings.
result Dehn quandles embed naturally into their enveloping groups, and enveloping groups of certain quandles are the quandles themselves.
This paper computes the second quandle homology group of knot n-quandles.
problem Characterizing knots using quandle homology groups.
method Computation of the second quandle homology group for knot n-quandles.
result The second quandle homology group of knot n-quandles provides more information than the knot quandle's homology group.
The paper studies finiteness of canonical quotients in Dehn quandles of surfaces.
problem Finiteness of canonical quotients in Dehn quandles of surfaces.
method Analyzing the Dehn quandle structure and using quandle quotients.
result For surfaces of positive genus, the n-quandle of their Dehn quandles is finite for specific values of n. The paper defines conditions for good involutions in generalized Alexander quandles.
problem Determining conditions for good involutions in generalized Alexander quandles.
method Analyzing the structure of generalized Alexander quandles and their involutions.
result Classification of all good involutions in connected generalized Alexander quandles.
New quandles classify surfaces, with infinite cohomology.
problem Classifying closed orientable surfaces using quandles.
method Introduced new quandle families, analyzed their cohomology, and computed their idempotents.
result Second bounded quandle cohomology is infinite-dimensional.
The aim of this paper is to propose a theory of derivations for quandles. Given a quandle A admitting an action by a quandle Q, derivations from Q to A are introduced as twisted analogues of quandle homomorphisms. It is shown that for each quandle Q there exists a unique Q-quandle AQ (the deriv…
Alexander quandles can be embedded into groups.
problem Embedding Alexander quandles into groups.
method For any twisted conjugate quandle, find a group such that the quandle is embedded into the conjugation quandle of the group.
result Alexander quandles can be embedded into groups.
The study describes good involutions in quandles and Alexander quandles.
problem Characterizing and enumerating good involutions in quandles and Alexander quandles.
method Completely describing good involutions of free and subquandles of twisted conjugation quandles of groups, including Alexander quandles.
result Explicit mappings for good involutions of linear quandles up to order 23.
For a compact manifold M and a differentiable stack \cX presented by a Lie groupoid X, we show the Hom-stack Hom(M,\cX) is presented by a Fréchet-Lie groupoid Map(M,X) and so is an infinite-dimensional differentiable stack. We further show that if \cX is an orbifold, presented by a proper étale Lie groupoid, then Map(M…
The paper explores zero-divisors and idempotents in quandle rings, proving their absence in certain cases.
problem Understanding zero-divisors and idempotents in quandle rings.
method Development of quandle rings theory, definition of orderability, computation of idempotents, and analysis of automorphism groups.
result Quandle rings of left or right orderable quandles with semi-latin structure have no zero-divisors.
Study on quandle coloring quivers for (p, 2)-torus knots and links.
problem Understanding quandle colorings of (p, 2)-torus knots and links.
method Introduced quandle coloring quivers and studied them for dihedral quandles.
result Characterized quandle coloring quivers for (p, 2)-torus knots and links.
New symmetric quandles constructed from group elements and subgroups.
problem Understanding the structure of symmetric quandles.
method Constructing symmetric quandles from specific group elements and subgroups.
result Every symmetric quandle is isomorphic to the disjoint union of constructed quandles.
Classifies spatial graphs with finite N-quandles.
problem Determining isomorphism of spatial graphs' N-quandles.
method Generalized N-quandles to spatial graphs, proving basic results and conjecturing a classification.
result Verifies conjecture in several cases, presents a possible counterexample.
In this note, residual finiteness of quandles is defined and investigated. It is proved that free quandles and knot quandles of tame knots are residually finite and Hopfian. Residual finiteness of quandles arising from residually finite groups (conjugation, core and Alexander quandles) is established. Further, residual…
Study explores associated groups of symmetric quandles and their properties.
problem Understanding the structure and relationships of symmetric quandles and their associated groups.
method Group-theoretic analysis and characterization of associated groups.
result Characterization and properties of associated groups of symmetric quandles.
Classifies links with finite N-quandles for some N.
problem Describing finite quotients of quandles, especially n-quandles. method Introducing and studying N-quandles, proving one direction of a conjectured classification. result Proves one direction of a conjectured classification of links with finite N-quandles. The paper defines and analyzes quandles of knotoids and linkoids.
problem Tackling the invariant properties of knotoids and linkoids.
method Defining fundamental quandles and pointed quandles, proving invariance, and introducing new invariants.
result Fundamental pointed quandles enhance the fundamental quandle and distinguish 1-linkoids.