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A new polynomial invariant of knots and links

19851,208 citationsJournal Articlediamond Open Access

Authors

David N. Yetter · Clark University

Jim Hoste · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

W. B. R. Lickorish · University of Cambridge

Kenneth C. Millett · University of California, Santa Barbara

Abstract

The purpose of this note is to announce a new isotopy invariant of oriented links of tamely embedded circles in 3-space.

Topics & Keywords

Geometric and Algebraic Topology Advanced Operator Algebra Research Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

Publication Details

Published in: Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Volume 12, Issue 2, pp. 239-246

DOI: 10.1090/s0273-0979-1985-15361-3

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 29.95

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