Jones polynomial
mathematics
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- In Vaughan Jones
…of the more general two-variable Jones polynomials. The Jones polynomials do have an advantage over the earlier Alexander polynomials in that they distinguish knots from their mirror images. Further, while these polynomials are useful in knot theory, they are also of interest in the study of statistical mechanics, Dynkin diagrams…
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