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THE GRAM MATRIX OF A TEMPERLEY-LIEB ALGEBRA IS SIMILAR TO THE MATRIX OF CHROMATIC JOINS

QI CHEN

Department of Mathematics, Winston-Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC 27110, USA

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JOZEF H. PRZYTYCKI

Department of Mathematics, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S021919970800306XCited by:6 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We show that the matrix of chromatic joins and the Gram matrix of a Temperley-Lieb algebra are similar.

Dedicated to the memory of Xiao-Song Lin (1957-2007)

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AMSC: 57M, 06A

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