Bi-oriented quantum algebras, and a generalized Alexander polynomial for virtual links
Bi-oriented quantum algebras, and a generalized Alexander polynomial for virtual links
This paper discusses the construction of a generalized Alexander polynomial for virtual knots and links, and the reformulation of this invariant as a quantum link invariant. We then introduce the concept of a bi-oriented quantum algebra, which provides an algebraic context for this structure. In this paper we discuss the …