The bracket polynomial of bonded knots and applications to entangles proteins

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Main Authors: Gabrovšek, Boštjan, Simonič, Matic
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Published: 2025
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author Gabrovšek, Boštjan
Simonič, Matic
author_facet Gabrovšek, Boštjan
Simonič, Matic
contents We model proteins with intramolecular bonds, such as disulfide bridges, using the concept of bonded knots -- closed loops in three-dimensional space equipped with additional bonds that connect different segments of the knot. We extend the Kauffman bracket polynomial (which is closely related to the Jones polynomial) to bonded knots through the introduction of the bonded version of the Kauffman bracket skein module. We show that this module is infinitely generated and torsion-free for both the rigid and topological case of bonded knots, providing an invariant of such structures.
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spellingShingle The bracket polynomial of bonded knots and applications to entangles proteins
Gabrovšek, Boštjan
Simonič, Matic
Geometric Topology
57K10, 57K12, 57K32, 57K35
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We model proteins with intramolecular bonds, such as disulfide bridges, using the concept of bonded knots -- closed loops in three-dimensional space equipped with additional bonds that connect different segments of the knot. We extend the Kauffman bracket polynomial (which is closely related to the Jones polynomial) to bonded knots through the introduction of the bonded version of the Kauffman bracket skein module. We show that this module is infinitely generated and torsion-free for both the rigid and topological case of bonded knots, providing an invariant of such structures.
title The bracket polynomial of bonded knots and applications to entangles proteins
topic Geometric Topology
57K10, 57K12, 57K32, 57K35
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url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.18999