A knot invariant in the form of a polynomial such as the Alexander polynomial, BLM/Ho Polynomial, bracket polynomial, Conway polynomial, HOMFLY polynomial, Jones polynomial, Kauffman polynomial F, Kauffman polynomial X, and Vassiliev invariant.
Knot Polynomial
See also
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References
Lickorish, W. B. R. and Millett, K. C. "The New Polynomial Invariants of Knots and Links." Math. Mag. 61, 3-23, 1988.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Knot PolynomialCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Knot Polynomial." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/KnotPolynomial.html