Jones polynomial

noun

A particular knot polynomial that is an invariant of an oriented knot or link which assigns to each oriented knot or link a Laurent polynomial in the variable t^(1/2) with integer coefficients.

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Meanings

nounJones polynomial (plural Jones polynomials)

plural Jones polynomials

  1. mathematicsA particular knot polynomial that is an invariant of an oriented knot or link which assigns to each oriented knot or link a Laurent polynomial in the variable t^(1/2) with integer coefficients.

Origin

Discovered by Vaughan Jones in 1984.

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