Jones polynomial

In the mathematical field of knot theory, the Jones polynomial is a knot polynomial discovered by Vaughan Jones in 1984.

Specifically, it is an invariant of an oriented knot or link which assigns to each oriented knot or link a Laurent polynomial in the variable t^1/2 with integer coefficients.

See also

• Alexander polynomial
• HOMFLY polynomial
• Khovanov homology
• Knot theory
• Laurent polynomial

External links

• Jones polynomial @ Wikipedia