Alexander polynomial
nounEtymology Discovered in 1923 by James Waddell Alexander.
1
Mathematics, Sciences A knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type.
- Related terms
- Alexander-Conway polynomial
noun
Etymology Discovered in 1923 by James Waddell Alexander.
Mathematics, Sciences A knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.