DOI

10.1142/S0218216515500236

Abstract

Using Chebyshev polynomials, C. Frohman and R. Gelca introduced a basis of the Kauffman bracket skein module of the torus. This basis is especially useful because the Jones–Kauffman product can be described via a very simple Product-to-Sum formula. Presented in this work is a diagrammatic proof of this formula, which emphasizes and demystifies the role played by Chebyshev polynomials.

Document Type

Post-print Article

Publication Date

2015

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2015 World Scientific Publishing.

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DOI: 10.1142/S0218216515500236

Full Citation:

Russell, Heather M., and Hoel Queffelec. "Chebyshev Polynomials and the Frohman-Gelca Formula." Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications 24, no. 4 (2015): 1-13. doi:10.1142/S0218216515500236.

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