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arxiv: math/0610484 · v1 · submitted 2006-10-16 · 🧮 math.GT · math.RA

Quaternionic Invariants of Virtual Knots and Links

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In this paper we define and give examples of a family of polynomial invariants of virtual knots and links. They arise by considering certain 2$\times$2 matrices with entries in a possibly non-commutative ring, for example the quaternions. These polynomials are sufficiently powerful to distinguish the Kishino knot from any classical knot, including the unknot.

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