The Kauffman Polynomial of Periodic Links

29 May 2016  ·  Qazaqzeh Khaled, Aboufattoum Ayman, Istvan Kyle ·

We give a congruence relating a one variable specialization of the two variable Kauffman polynomial of any periodic link to that of its mirror image. Consequently, we obtain a new and simple criterion for periodicity of links.

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