On finiteness of certain Vassiliev invariants

Louis H. Kauffman, Masahico Saito, Stephen F. Sawin

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Abstract

The best known examples of Vassiliev invariants are the coefficients of a Jones-type polynomial expanded after exponential substitution. We show that for a given knot, the first N Vassiliev invariants in this family determine the rest for some integer N.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications
Volume6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1997

Disciplines

  • Computer Sciences
  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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