On skein algebras and Sl2(ℂ)-character varieties

Topology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-148

  Przytycki, Józef H ^a   Sikora, Adam S ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

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EID: 0033634245     PISSN: 00409383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-9383(98)00062-7     Document Type: Article

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