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freddogtgj

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Registered: 2006-12-02

Posts: 54

Anyone familiar with the Kauffman Bracket?

Here is the question regarding the Kauffman bracket:

Explain why rule 3 for the Kauffman bracket applies whenever a disjoint unknot
(i.e. an unknot with no crossings with other parts of the diagram) appears in the
diagram, not only if it is outside the rest of the diagram.

Thanks in advance!