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arxiv: 1102.1473 · v1 · pith:UG6NM34Nnew · submitted 2011-02-07 · 🧮 math.GT · math.QA

Bikei, Involutory Biracks and unoriented link invariants

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We identify a subcategory of biracks which define counting invariants of unoriented links, which we call involutory biracks. In particular, involutory biracks of birack rank N=1 are biquandles, which we call bikei. We define counting invariants of unoriented classical and virtual links using finite involutory biracks, and we give an example of a non-involutory birack whose counting invariant detects the non-invertibility of a virtual knot.

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