Definition:Jones Polynomial

Definition

A Jones Polynomial is a polynomial associated with a knot.

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Also see

• Definition:Alexander Polynomial
• Definition:Alexander-Conway Polynomial

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Source of Name

This entry was named for Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones.

Historical Note

The Jones polynomial was discovered by Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones in $1984$, using ideas from mathematical physics.

It can also be calculated using the same approach that John Horton Conway discovered to calculate the Alexander-Conway polynomial.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Jones polynomial
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): knot polynomial
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Jones polynomial
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): knot polynomial