Kyungpook Mathematical Journal

  • 제55권4호
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  • Pages.779-806
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  • 2015
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  • 1225-6951(pISSN)
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  • 0454-8124(eISSN)
경북대학교 자연과학대학 수학과 (Department of Mathematics, Kyungpook National University)
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The Kauman Polynomial and Trivalent Graphs

  • CAPRAU, CARMEN (Department of Mathematics, California State University-Fresno) ;
  • TIPTON, JAMES (Department of Mathematics, The University of Iowa)
  • 투고 : 2012.10.05
  • 심사 : 2013.04.04
  • 발행 : 2015.12.23
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초록

We construct a state model for the two-variable Kauman polynomial using planar trivalent graphs. We also use this model to obtain a polynomial invariant for a certain type of trivalent graphs embedded in $\mathbb{R}^3$.

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