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arxiv: math/0506393 · v2 · submitted 2005-06-20 · 🧮 math.GT · math.RA

Quaternion Algebras and Invariants of Virtual Knots and Links I: The Elliptic Case

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In this paper we show how generalized quaternions, including 2X2 matrices, can be used to find solutions of a non-commuting equation intimately connected with braid groups. These solutions can then be used to find polynomial invariants of virtual knots and links.

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