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.
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.
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 of skein modules in 3-manifolds, showing non-injectivity results.
problem Understanding skein modules in 3-manifolds and their behavior under gluing.
method Extended Kauffman bracket skein modules to 3-manifolds with marking, introduced new maps and studied their properties.
result Non-injectivity of certain maps in stated skein modules, especially when quantum parameter is a root of 1.
This thesis explores DAHA representations using stated skein theory.
problem Understanding the representation theory of double affine Hecke algebras.
method Combining stated skein theory with DAHA, focusing on the A1 DAHA. result Constructed a module of Laurent polynomials for the A1 DAHA. Developed a theory of stated SL(n)-skein modules for 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding the algebraic structure of 3-manifolds marked with intervals.
method Introduced and studied SL(n)-skein modules and algebras of 3-manifolds, proving homomorphisms and algebra properties.
result Skein algebra of thickened surfaces is isomorphic to Oq(SL(n)) and provides geometric interpretations of quantum group structures. Algebra Situs is a branch of mathematics which has its roots in Jones' construction of his polynomial invariant of links and Drinfeld's work on quantum groups. It encompasses the theory of quantum invariants of knots and 3-manifolds, algebraic topology based on knots, operads, planar algebras, q-deformations, quantum g…
3D quantum trace map connects 3-manifold quantizations.
problem Quantization of 3-manifold character varieties.
method Study of stated skein modules and face suspensions.
result Existence of 3D quantum trace map proved.
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.
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.
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…
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 …
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.
We introduce higher skein modules of links generalizing the Conway skein module. We show that these modules are closely connected to the HOMFLY polynomial.
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. 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…
This paper is based on my talks (`Skein modules with a cubic skein relation: properties and speculations' and `Symplectic structure on colorings, Lagrangian tangles and its applications') given in Kyoto (RIMS), September 11 and September 18 respectively, 2001. The first three sections closely follow the talks: starting…
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.
Establishes a connection between skein modules and algebraic sets.
problem Understanding the structure of stated SLn-skein modules. method Uses algebraic homomorphisms and isomorphisms to relate skein modules to algebraic structures.
result Proves the isomorphism between stated skein modules and universal representation algebras.
New sl(2) action defined on a mathematical module.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on mathematical construction.
method Construction of sl(2)-action on equivariant skein lasagna module.
result Infinitesimal sl(2)-symmetries constructed.
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.
We show that the Kauffman bracket skein module of a cylinder over the torus embeds as a subalgebra of the noncommutative torus. Using this we derive nice formulas for the Jones-Wenzl idempotents and analyze the structure of the Kauffman bracket skein module of the unknot as a module over the Kauffman bracket skein modu…
Paper computes skein modules of 3-manifolds using braids.
problem Computing skein modules of 3-manifolds.
method Using braids and knot algebras.
result Braid approach to HOMFLYPT and Kauffman bracket skein modules of specific 3-manifolds.
Skein lasagna module calculates 4-manifold invariants using handle decompositions.
problem Calculating invariants of 4-manifolds and links.
method Express skein lasagna module in terms of handle decompositions.
result Skein lasagna module can be locally infinite dimensional.
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. Study on skein module dimensions at irreducible representations.
problem Dimension of skein module at irreducible representations.
method Localization of skein module at maximal ideal corresponding to irreducible representation.
result Localization forms a one-dimensional free module over the unreduced coordinate ring.
Paper disproves a theorem about Kauffman bracket skein module structure.
problem Disproving a 22-year-old theorem about Kauffman bracket skein module structure.
method Analyzing handle slidings on compressing discs in handlebodies.
result More relations found than previously predicted for connected sum of handlebodies.
Formulae for 1-3 handle attachments in 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding handle attachments in 4-dimensional manifolds.
method Developed general formulae for 1-3 handle attachments using skein modules.
result Derived complete description of gluing homomorphism on skein modules.
Study Kauffman bracket skein modules of Seifert fibered spaces.
problem Understanding the structure of Kauffman bracket skein modules.
method Investigate spanning sets and module structure.
result Kauffman bracket skein modules are finitely generated.
Extend Kauffman bracket skein module to homology theory using Heegaard splittings
problem Extend Kauffman bracket skein module to homology theory
method Combinatorial approach using Heegaard splittings
result Homology theory depends on Heegaard splittings
Study Type C skein modules using Sp(2n) webs and construct transparent elements.
problem Understanding Type C skein modules and constructing transparent elements. method Diagrammatic approach using multivariable Chebyshev polynomials and explicit braiding formulas.
result Construction of transparent elements in the skein module at roots of unity.
Frobenius homomorphisms for SL_n skein modules generalize knot theory results.
problem Quantum group representations and skein theory for SL_n character varieties.
method Representation theory of quantum groups and skein theory.
result Frobenius homomorphisms for stated SL_n skein modules are defined and their properties are explored.
Researchers calculate dimensions of skein modules for 2-torus mapping tori.
problem Determining dimensions of Kauffman bracket skein modules for specific cases.
method Using generic q and decomposing twisted Hochschild homology of G-skein algebras. result Dimensions of skein modules for G=SL2 and G=GL1 are calculated. Novel method computes Kauffman bracket skein modules of small 3-manifolds.
problem Computing Kauffman bracket skein modules of small 3-manifolds.
method Developed a novel method to compute these modules.
result Dimension of skein modules of 3-manifolds related to character varieties and Abouzaid-Manolescu invariants.
New definition of skein lasagna module for specific 4-manifolds.
problem Defining a new homology theory for specific 4-manifolds.
method Elementary definition using diagrams in the 4-manifold.
result Explicit calculations for disk bundles over S^2.
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.
Study on skein modules and character varieties of Seifert manifolds.
problem Characterizing and analyzing skein modules and character varieties of Seifert manifolds.
method Analyzing character varieties and skein modules of Seifert manifolds, computing dimensions and showing their equivalence.
result Finitely generated skein modules and reduced character varieties for certain Seifert manifolds.
We give a new, algebraically computable formula for skein modules of closed 3-manifolds via Heegaard splittings. As an application, we prove that skein modules of closed 3-manifolds are finite-dimensional, resolving in the affirmative a conjecture of Witten.
Constructs a TQFT for 3-manifolds and extends it to 4-dimensional 2-handlebodies.
problem Building a TQFT for 3-manifolds and extending it to 4D.
method Using a Frobenius algebra and skein relations, constructing a TQFT for 3-manifolds and extending it to 4D using an inductive state-sum construction.
result Extends a TQFT to 4-dimensional 2-handlebodies.
Quantum theory constructs a group and skein module for knot complements.
problem Understanding the fundamental group of knot complements using quantum methods.
method Using bottom tangles, the universal space of quantum representations is constructed, then factored by the skein relation to get the skein module.
result Derives recurrence relation for the colored Jones polynomial, known as Aq polynomial. 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.
We study the concept of the fourth skein module of 3-manifolds, that is a skein module based on the skein relation b_0L_0 + b_1L_1 + b_2L_2 + b_3L_3 = 0 and a framing relation L^{(1)} = aL, where a, b_0, b_3 are invertible. We introdule the concept of n-algebraic tangles (and links) and analyze the skein module for 3-a…
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.
For a ring R, we denote by R[L] the free R-module spanned by the isotopy classes of singular links in S3. Given two invertible elements x,t∈R, the HOMFLY-PT skein module of singular links in S3 (relative to the triple (R,t,x)) is the quotient of R[L] by local rela…
Proves finiteness of Kauffman bracket skein modules for 3-manifolds.
problem Finiteness of Kauffman bracket skein modules for 3-manifolds.
method Constructive proof methods, alternative to Witten's original proof.
result Proves finiteness conjecture for 3-manifolds with boundary and closed 3-manifolds.
Researchers computed Kauffman bracket skein modules of specific Seifert manifolds.
problem Computing Kauffman bracket skein modules of Seifert manifolds.
method Provided presentations to compute the modules and showed their properties.
result The modules of certain Seifert manifolds are free or finitely generated.
The study provides a basis for a 3-manifold's skein module, answering its dimension.
problem Determining the dimension of the Kauffman skein module of a surface times a circle.
method Explicitly spanning family for the skein modules S(ΣimesS1) provided for any closed oriented surface Σ. result The dimension of S(ΣimesS1) is 22g+1+2g−1. Extends Kauffman's formula to 3-manifolds with markings.
problem Generalizing Jones polynomial to 3-manifolds with markings.
method Epimorphism between skein modules of tangles in 3-manifolds.
result Defines new skein modules measuring the difference between Jones and bracket skein modules.