A G-FAMILY OF QUANDLES AND HANDLEBODY-KNOTS

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作者
Ishii, Atsushi [1 ]
Iwakiri, Masahide [2 ]
Jang, Yeonhee [3 ]
Oshiro, Kanako [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tsukuba, Inst Math, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058571, Japan
[2] Saga Univ, Grad Sch Sci & Engn, Saga 8408502, Japan
[3] Nara Womens Univ, Dept Math, Nara 6308506, Japan
[4] Sophia Univ, Dept Informat & Commun Sci, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 1028554, Japan
关键词
COCYCLE INVARIANTS; HOMOLOGY GROUPS;
D O I
10.1215/ijm/1415023512
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
We introduce the notion of a G-family of quandles which is an algebraic system whose axioms are motivated by handlebody-knot theory, and use it to construct invariants for handlebody-knots. Our invariant can detect the chiralities of some handlebody-knots including unknown ones.
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页码:817 / 838
页数:22
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