Alexander-Conway polynomial
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
The normalized version of the Alexander polynomial (cf. also Alexander invariants). It satisfies the Conway skein relation (cf. also Conway skein triple)
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and the initial condition 
, where 
is the trivial knot (cf. also Knot theory). For 
one gets the original Alexander polynomial (defined only up to 
).
References
| [a1] | J.W. Alexander, "Topological invariants of knots and links" Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. , 30 (1928) pp. 275–306 |
| [a2] | J.H. Conway, "An enumeration of knots and links" J. Leech (ed.) , Computational problems in abstract algebra , Pergamon (1969) pp. 329–358 |
| [a3] | L.H. Kauffman, "The Conway polynomial" Topology , 20 : 1 (1981) pp. 101–108 |
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Alexander-Conway polynomial. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Alexander-Conway_polynomial&oldid=22013
Alexander-Conway polynomial. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Alexander-Conway_polynomial&oldid=22013
This article was adapted from an original article by Jozef Przytycki (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article