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J. Korean Math. Soc. 2014; 51(3): 443-462

Printed May 1, 2014

https://doi.org/10.4134/JKMS.2014.51.3.443

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A recurrence relation for the Jones polynomial

Barbu Berceanu and Abdul Rauf Nizami

GC University, University of Education

Abstract

Using a simple recurrence relation, we give a new method to compute the Jones polynomials of closed braids: we find a general expansion formula and a rational generating function for the Jones polynomials. The method is used to estimate the degree of the Jones polynomials for some families of braids and to obtain general qualitative results.

Keywords: Jones polynomial, braids, recurrence relation

MSC numbers: Primary 57M27, 57Q45