Approximation of knot invariants by Vassiliev invariants

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dc.contributor.advisorCochran, Tim D.en_US
dc.creatorSirotine, Serguei A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:21:01Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:21:01Zen_US
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.description.abstractWe give a criterion for a knot invariant, which is additive under connected sum, to be approximated by a sequence of Vassiliev (finite-type) invariants. This partially answers the question: can an arbitrary knot invariant be approximated by Vassiliev invariants? A knot invariant, which is additive under connected sum, is approximated by a sequence of Vassiliev invariants if and only if for any knot K it is constant on the infinite intersection ${\cap}K(n)$. Here K(n) is the set of knots whose class in the group GK$\rm\sb{n}$ of the classes of n-equivalent knots (due to Gusarov) differs from the class of K by some torsion element of GK$\rm\sb{n}$. Roughly speaking, ${\cap}K(n)$ is the set of knots which cannot be distinguished from K by any Vassiliev invariant. Thus, it is impossible to solve the problem of approximating a knot invariant by Vassiliev invariants without answering the question which knots can be separated by Vassiliev invariants. It is also shown that generalized signatures and certain Minkowski units are not Vassiliev invariants.en_US
dc.format.extent35 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS MATH. 1995 SIROTINEen_US
dc.identifier.citationSirotine, Serguei A.. "Approximation of knot invariants by Vassiliev invariants." (1995) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16884">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16884</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/16884en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectMathematicsen_US
dc.titleApproximation of knot invariants by Vassiliev invariantsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMathematicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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