The Jones polynomial and graphs on surfaces

Details The Jones polynomial and graphs on surfaces The Jones polynomial and graphs on surfaces

2006-05-21

arxiv.org/abs/math/0605571v3

J. Comb. Theory, Series B, Vol 98/2, 2008, pp 384-399

Mathematics

Geometric Topology

19 pages, 9 figures, minor changes

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.jctb.2007.08.003

The Jones polynomial of an alternating link is a certain specialization of the Tutte polynomial of the (planar) checkerboard graph associated to an alternating projection of the link. The Bollobas-Riordan-Tutte polynomial generalizes the Tutte polynomial of planar graphs to graphs that are embedded in closed oriented surfaces of higher genus. In this paper we show that the Jones polynomial of any link can be obtained from the Bollobas-Riordan-Tutte polynomial of a certain oriented ribbon graph associated to a link projection. We give some applications of this approach.

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