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Skein Relationship

A relationship between Knot Polynomials for links in different orientations (denoted below as $L_+$, $L_0$, and $L_-$). J. H. Conway was the first to realize that the Alexander Polynomial could be defined by a relationship of this type.

\begin{figure}\begin{center}\BoxedEPSF{skein.epsf scaled 1600}\end{center}\end{figure}

See also Alexander Polynomial, HOMFLY Polynomial, Signature (Knot)




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26