Solves a recursion for Gromov-Witten invariants of the unknot.
problem Determining Gromov-Witten invariants for a specific Lagrangian brane.
method Uses a skein-theoretic recursion and geometric solutions.
result Solves the recursion to find the expected hook-content formula.
Worldsheet skein D-module for Hopf link conormal uniquely determines partition functions.
problem Understanding HOMFLYPT polynomials and their geometric origins.
method Defining worldsheet skein module and D-module, considering skein valued open curve counts.
result Worldsheet skein D-module for Hopf link conormal is generated by three operator polynomials.
New recursive relation found for a specific torus knot.
problem Finding a recursive relation for a specific torus knot.
method Extending colored Jones polynomials to knots in (2p+1,2) torus knot complements and examining a particular knot. result An analogous recursive relation exists for a specific (2p+1,2) torus knot. Just as the Temperley-Lieb algebra is a good place to compute the Jones polynomial, the Kauffman bracket skein algebra of a disk with 2k colored points on the boundary, each with color n, is a good place to compute the nth colored Jones polynomial. Here, this colored skein algebra is shown to be a cellular alg…
A new algebraic method for computing helicity is developed, by discovering a relationship between helicity of fluid mechanics and algebraic polynomial invariants of knot theory. We have constructed a topological invariant tH(L) for a link L of knots, where H is the helicity of a …
Pulling back the weight system associated with the exceptional Lie algebra G_2 by a modification of the universal Vassiliev-Kontsevich invariant yields a link invariant; extending it to 3-nets, we derive a recursive algorithm for its evaluation.
Traditionally introduced in terms of advanced topological constructions, many link invariants may also be defined in much simpler terms given their values on a few initial links and a recursive formula on a skein triangle. Then the crucial question to ask is how many initial values are necessary to completely determine…
New invariant CWR for alternating links is stronger than existing invariants.
problem Developing a stronger invariant for alternating links.
method Introducing CWR invariant as an array of two-variable polynomials. result The CWR invariant is stronger than classical invariants like HOMFLYPT and Kauffman polynomials. We use Polyak's skein relation to give a new proof that Milnor's string link homotopy invariants are finite type invariants, and to develop a recursive relation for their associated weight systems. We show that the obstruction to the triviality of these weight systems is the presence of a certain kind of spanning tree …
Pulling back the weight system associated with the spinor representation of the Lie algebra so(7) by the universal Vassiliev-Kontsevich invariant yields a numerical link invariant with values in formal power series. Computing some skein relations satisfied by this invariant, I derive a recursive algorithm for its evalu…
The noncommutative A-ideal of a knot is a generalization of the A-polynomial, defined using Kauffman bracket skein modules. In this paper we show that any knot that has the same noncommutative A-ideal as the (2,2p+1)-torus knot has the same colored Jones polynomials. This is a consequence of the orthogonality relation,…
We introduce a method of computing biquandle brackets of oriented knots and links using a type of decorated trivalent spatial graphs we call trace diagrams. We identify algebraic conditions on the biquandle bracket coefficients for moving strands over and under traces and identify a new stop condition for the recursive…
We show that the A2 clasps in the Karoubi envelope of A2 spider satisfy the recursive formula of the two-variable Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind associated with a root system of type A2. The A2 spider is a diagrammatic description of the representation category for Uq(sl3) and the $…
The paper explores basic properties of knot skein invariants.
problem Understanding skein invariants of knots.
method Discussion of basic properties and known examples of skein invariants.
result Discussion of basic properties and known examples of skein invariants.
Paper compares skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
problem Comparing skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
method Using skein relations and Reshetikhin-Turaev model.
result Resolved the problem of comparing skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
This paper is expository and is accessible to students. We define simple invariants of knots or links (linking number, Arf-Casson invariants and Alexander-Conway polynomials) motivated by interesting results whose statements are accessible to a non-specialist or a student. The simplest invariants naturally appear in an…
Relates two types of skein algebras using explicit correspondences.
problem Defining and relating stated and internal skein algebras.
method Explicit correspondence between stated and internal skein algebras, distinguishing between left and right boundary edges, proving excision properties.
result Agrees with excision properties of stated skein algebras under specific conditions.
Paper presents skein algebras for spheres with punctures.
problem Quantization of decorated Teichmüller space.
method Presentations of Roger-Yang generalized skein algebras for punctured spheres.
result New interpretation of homogeneous coordinate ring of Grassmannian of planes.
A map from 3-manifold skein to Lagrangian skein via holomorphic curve counting.
problem Counting holomorphic curves in cotangent bundles for 3-manifold skein.
method Skein-valued counting of holomorphic curves in branched covers.
result Wall-crossing formula for skein traces in branched covers.
Survey on stated skein algebras and their representations.
problem None explicitly stated in the abstract.
method None explicitly stated in the abstract.
result None explicitly stated in the abstract.
Skein modules are the main objects of an algebraic topology based on knots (or position). In the same spirit as Leibniz we would call our approach "algebra situs." When looking at the panorama of skein modules we see, past the rolling hills of homologies and homotopies, distant mountains - the Kauffman bracket skein mo…
Center identified in stated skein algebra for quantum traces.
problem Understanding the center of the stated skein algebra.
method Analyzing the algebra as a generalization of Kauffman bracket skein algebra, focusing on the case when the quantum parameter is a root of unity.
result Simple description and dimension calculation of the center over the center module.
Study of Chebyshev-Frobenius homomorphism in 3-manifold skein modules.
problem Exploring the Chebyshev-Frobenius homomorphism in 3-manifold skein modules.
method Generalization of splitting homomorphism for stated skein modules of 3-manifolds.
result Existence and properties of Chebyshev-Frobenius homomorphism for 3-manifold skein modules.
Study of skein invariants on tori for various groups and quantum parameters.
problem Analysis of G-skein theory invariants on tori for different groups and parameters. method Combinatorial and algebraic methods, including DAHA and skein relations.
result Isomorphisms and homomorphisms between skein algebras and DAHA, proving equivalence of tangles.
Proves finiteness and holonomicity of skein modules for 3-manifolds.
problem Finiteness and holonomicity of skein modules for 3-manifolds.
method Defining skein transfer bimodules and using q-analogues of D-module theory.
result Internal skein modules are holonomic modules over the internal skein algebra of the boundary.
Decomposes SL3 skein algebras for surfaces.
problem Decomposing SL3 skein algebras for surfaces. method Splitting surfaces into triangles and analyzing the resulting algebras.
result Explicit basis and injective splitting morphisms for SL3 stated skein algebras. Propose a model-independent axiomatic framework for derived skein theory.
problem Derived skein theory of oriented 3-manifolds with coefficients in a ribbon tensor category.
method Design axioms for the 0th homology and gluing.
result Establishes relationships between derived and ordinary skein theory.
This paper calculates the skein algebra of the Borromean rings complement.
problem Calculating the skein algebra of the Borromean rings complement.
method Using the skein algebra definition and character variety, the polynomial ring quotient is determined.
result An explicit formula for the skein algebra of the Borromean rings complement is provided.
Given a Heegaard splitting of a closed 3-manifold, the skein modules of the two handlebodies are modules over the skein algebra of their common boundary surface. The zeroth Hochschild homology of the skein algebra of a surface with coefficients in the tensor product of the skein modules of two handlebodies is interpret…
New skein categories for non-semisimple settings, extending existing theory.
problem Extending skein theory to non-semisimple settings.
method Introducing skein categories based on tensor ideals in linear ribbon categories.
result Skein categories coincide with factorization homology in non-semisimple settings.
Correspondence found between Askey-Wilson polynomials and genus-two handlebody skein module.
problem Understanding the genus-two handlebody skein module.
method Using q-difference operators for the genus-two skein algebra.
result Correspondence between reduced Askey-Wilson polynomials and genus-two handlebody skein module.
Introduces admissible skein modules for non-semisimple categories.
problem No specific problem stated; generalization of Kauffman skein algebra.
method Introduces admissible skein modules associated to ideals in pivotal categories.
result These modules generalize Kauffman skein algebra and relate to quantum invariants.
Proves a pentagon relation in skein theory.
problem Developed a skein-theoretic version of cluster theory and conjectured a pentagon relation.
method Topological proof using skein algebra and elliptic Hall algebra.
result Proves the pentagon relation for the skein dilogarithm.
Survey of stated skein modules/algebras of 3-manifolds/surfaces.
problem Understanding stated skein modules/algebras of 3-manifolds/surfaces.
method Discussion of splitting homomorphism, general structures, Frobenius homomorphism, center, dimension, representation theory.
result Skein algebra of non-closed marked surface at any root of 1 is a maximal order.
Study centers of generalized skein algebras, showing almost Azumaya properties.
problem Understanding the center of generalized skein algebras.
method Generalized skein algebra generated by loops and arcs, computed center, discussed implications.
result Center of Muller-Roger-Yang skein algebra is almost Azumaya.
Researchers compute the Kauffman bracket skein module of a specific 3-manifold.
problem Understanding the structure of Kauffman bracket skein modules for non-prime manifolds.
method Analyzing handle sliding relations to compute the module over Z[A±1]. result The skein module of (S1imesS2) # (S1imesS2) does not split into free and torsion submodules. New identities link Frobenius elements to Jones-Wenzl projectors at roots of unity.
problem Understanding relationships between Frobenius elements and Jones-Wenzl projectors at roots of unity.
method Obtained skein identities relating Frobenius elements to Jones-Wenzl projectors in the Kauffman bracket skein module.
result Skein identities provide new proofs of the existence of the Chebyshev-Frobenius homomorphism.
A new method to derive presentations of skein modules is developed. For the case of homotopy skein modules it will be shown how the topology of a 3-manifold is reflected in the structure of the module. The freeness problem for q-homotopy skein modules is solved, and a natural skein module related to linking numbers is …
Proves a new skein exact triangle for real monopole Floer homology.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on proving a new mathematical structure.
method Introduces a new exact triangle for real monopole Floer homology.
result Proves an unoriented skein exact triangle for real monopole Floer homology.
Study of cubic skein modules in 3-sphere and arbitrary 3-manifolds.
problem Lack of systematic study of higher degree skein modules.
method Investigation of cubic skein module structure and properties in 3-sphere and arbitrary 3-manifolds.
result Establishment of a foundational framework for higher skein modules.
New skein exact triangles for link Floer homology.
problem Understanding link Floer homology through skein relations.
method Construction of skein triples for rational tangles.
result Established a framework for potential further skein exact triangles.
Skein algebra action is faithful if quantum parameter isn't a root of 1.
problem Faithfulness of geometric action of skein algebras.
method Examined the Kauffman bracket skein algebra and its action on handlebody modules.
result The action is faithful if and only if the quantum parameter is not a root of 1.
Embeds skein algebras into quantum tori using Dehn-Thurston coordinates.
problem Studying representations of Kauffman bracket skein algebras at roots of unity.
method Using the action of the skein algebra on the skein module of the handlebody.
result Explicit reconstruction of unique representation with fixed classical shadow.
Sliced skein algebras and geometric Kauffman bracket study algebraic structures and their properties.
problem Study sliced skein algebras and their properties.
method Quotient of Kauffman bracket skein algebra, center calculation, PI-degree calculation, fully Azumaya point analysis.
result Center and PI-degree calculations for sliced skein algebras, fully Azumaya points, and simple modules.
We extend some results of Bonahon, Bullock, Turaev and Wong concerning the skein algebras of closed surfaces to L^e's stated skein algebra associated to open surfaces. We prove that the stated skein algebra with deforming parameter +1 embeds canonically into the centers of the stated skein algebras whose deforming para…
Homflypt skein theory and string topology linked via 2-groupoids.
problem Understanding relations in Homflypt skein theory.
method Defined a 2-groupoid from the fundamental 2-groupoid of singular links, relating it to string topology.
result Relations in Homflypt skein theory are induced from a 2-groupoid.
Introduces LRY skein algebras generalizing Kauffman bracket and Roger-Yang skein algebras.
problem Generalizing skein algebras for surfaces with arbitrary ground rings.
method Constructs LRY skein algebras, quantum traces, and Dehn-Thurston coordinates.
result LRY skein algebras are domains, have degenerations to monomial subalgebras of quantum tori, and are orderly finitely generated.
Researchers compute gl2-skein modules for lens spaces.
problem Computing gl2-skein modules for lens spaces. method Action of gl2-skein algebra on solid torus's gl2-skein module. result Lens spaces' gl2-skein modules span by specific elements.