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A branch of mathematics on the border of topology (cf. also [[Topology, general|Topology, general]]) and [[Algebra|algebra]], in which one analyzes properties of manifolds by considering links (submanifolds) in a manifold and their algebraic structure (cf. also [[Manifold|Manifold]]). The main object of the discipline is the notion of skein module, i.e., the quotient of a free module over ambient isotopy classes of links in a manifold by properly chosen local ((skein)) relations.

For references, see [[Kauffman polynomial|Kauffman polynomial]].