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The trace space and Kauffman's knot invariants
Author(s):
Keqin
Liu
Journal:
Trans. Amer. Math. Soc.
351
(1999),
3823-3842.
MSC (1991):
Primary 17B35, 17B37, 17C50, 18A10, 57M25, 57N10
Posted:
April 27, 1999
MathSciNet review:
1467472
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Abstract:
The traces in the construction of Kauffman's knot invariants are studied. The trace space is determined for a semisimple finite-dimensional quantum Hopf algebra and the best lower bound of the dimension of the trace space is given for a unimodular finite-dimensional quantum Hopf algebra.
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Additional Information:
Keqin
Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
DOI:
10.1090/S0002-9947-99-02146-7
PII:
S 0002-9947(99)02146-7
Received by editor(s):
March 25, 1996
Received by editor(s) in revised form:
April 21, 1997
Posted:
April 27, 1999
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