A Study of Topological Invariants in the Braid Group B2

The Jones polynomial is a special topological invariant in the field of Knot Theory. Created by Vaughn Jones, in the year 1984, it is used to study when links in space are topologically different and when they are topologically equivalent. This thesis discusses the Jones polynomial in depth as well...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sweeney, Andrew
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2018
Subjects:
B2
Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3407
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4870&context=etd