A relationship between knot polynomials for links in different orientations (denoted below as 
, 
, and 
). J. H. Conway was the first to realize that the
Alexander polynomial could be defined by
a relationship of this type.
Skein Relationship
See also
Alexander Polynomial, HOMFLY Polynomial, Knot SignatureExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
Cite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Skein Relationship." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SkeinRelationship.html