Document Type
Article - post-print
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
We give a new interpretation of the Alexander polynomial Δ0 for virtual knots due to Sawollek and Silver and Williams, and use it to show that, for any virtual knot, Δ0 determines the writhe polynomial of Cheng and Gao (equivalently, Kauffman's affine index polynomial). We also use it to define a second-order writhe polynomial, and give some applications.
Original Publication Citation
Mellor, B., 2016: Alexander and writhe polynomials for virtual knots. J. Knot Theory Ramif., 25.8, arXiv:1601.07153.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Mellor, Blake, "Alexander and writhe polynomials for virtual knots" (2016). Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science Faculty Works. 32.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/math_fac/32
Comments
This is a post-print version of the article.