Information AboutHomfly Polynomial |
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The name ''HOMFLY'' combines the initials of its co-discoverers: Hoste, Ocneanu, Millett, Freyd, Lickorish, and Yetter. The addition of ''PT'' recognizes independent work carried out by Prztycki and Traczyk. The polynomial is defined using Skein Relation s: : : where are crossing and smoothing changes on a local region of a link diagram, as indicated in the figure.
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