1. On the Kauffman bracket skein module of $(S^1 \times S^2) \ \# \ (S^1 \times S^2)$
- Author
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Bakshi, Rhea Palak, Kim, Seongjeong, Shi, Shangjun, and Wang, Xiao
- Subjects
Mathematics - Geometric Topology ,Mathematics - Quantum Algebra ,57K31, 57K10 - Abstract
Determining the structure of the Kauffman bracket skein module of all $3$-manifolds over the ring of Laurent polynomials $\mathbb Z[A^{\pm 1}]$ is a big open problem in skein theory. Very little is known about the skein module of non-prime manifolds over this ring. In this paper, we compute the Kauffman bracket skein module of the $3$-manifold $(S^1 \times S^2) \ \# \ (S^1 \times S^2)$ over the ring $\mathbb Z[A^{\pm 1}]$. We do this by analysing the submodule of handle sliding relations, for which we provide a suitable basis. Along the way we also compute the Kauffman bracket skein module of $(S^1 \times S^2) \ \# \ (S^1 \times D^2)$. Furthermore, we show that the skein module of $(S^1 \times S^2) \ \# \ (S^1 \times S^2)$ does not split into the sum of free and torsion submodules., Comment: 32 pages, 20 figures
- Published
- 2024