PERSISTENT INVARIANTS OF TANGLES
Abstract
Invariants of virtual 2n-tangles t are defined using an analog of the Temperley-Lieb algebra. The invariants yield information about the bracket polynomial of any link in which t embeds.
Invariants of virtual 2n-tangles t are defined using an analog of the Temperley-Lieb algebra. The invariants yield information about the bracket polynomial of any link in which t embeds.