Geometry and Topology Seminar: Multivariable knot polynomials, the V_n-polynomials, and their patterns

Speaker: Shana Yunsheng Li from University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignHost: Xiaolong Hans Han Abstract: Quantum knot invariants are known to come from R-matrices along with some extra structures, a process called the Reshetikhin–Turaev functor. In , Rinat Kashaev proved that R-matrices alone are sufficient to define knot invariants, as long as they satisfy some nondegeneracy …

Geometry and Topology Seminar: Multivariable knot polynomials, the V_n-polynomials, and their patterns Read More »