Abstract
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 computed.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 461-491 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Mathematics Faculty Publications and Presentations |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 2001 |
Keywords
- 3-manifolds
- links
- singular tori
- skein-modules
EGS Disciplines
- Mathematics