THE SKEIN METHOD FOR THREE-MANIFOLD INVARIANTS

1 June 1993

journal article
Published by World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd in Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications

Vol. 2 (2) , 171-194
https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218216593000118

Abstract

A new combinatorial method of establishing the quantum SU(2) 3-manifold invariants is given. Nothing but Kirby’s original theorem on handle-slide moves of surgery diagrams is assumed. The method leads readily to certain techniques for the invariants’ calculation.

Keywords

MANIFOLD INVARIANTS
SKEIN METHOD
SURGERY DIAGRAMS
SLIDE MOVES
COMBINATORIAL METHOD
NEW COMBINATORIAL
HANDLE SLIDE

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