HOMFLY polynomial

Summary

HOMFLY polynomial is a knot polynomial^[1]. It draws 61 Wikipedia views per month (knot_polynomial category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• HOMFLY polynomial is credited with the discovery of Adrian Ocneanu^[3].
• HOMFLY polynomial is credited with the discovery of Kenneth Millett^[4].
• HOMFLY polynomial is credited with the discovery of Peter J. Freyd^[5].
• HOMFLY polynomial is credited with the discovery of W. B. R. Lickorish^[6].
• HOMFLY polynomial is credited with the discovery of Józef Przytycki^[7].
• HOMFLY polynomial is credited with the discovery of Paweł Traczyk^[8].
• HOMFLY polynomial's instance of is recorded as knot polynomial^[9].
• Jim Hoste is named after HOMFLY polynomial^[10].
• Adrian Ocneanu is named after HOMFLY polynomial^[11].
• Kenneth Millett is named after HOMFLY polynomial^[12].
• Peter J. Freyd is named after HOMFLY polynomial^[13].
• W. B. R. Lickorish is named after HOMFLY polynomial^[14].
• David N. Yetter is named after HOMFLY polynomial^[15].
• HOMFLY polynomial's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• HOMFLY polynomial's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/040mjs^[17].
• HOMFLY polynomial's defining formula is recorded as P( \mathrm{unknot} ) = 1,^[18].
• HOMFLY polynomial's MathWorld ID is recorded as HOMFLYPolynomial^[19].
• HOMFLY polynomial's nLab ID is recorded as HOMFLY-PT polynomial^[20].
• HOMFLY polynomial's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[21].
• HOMFLY polynomial's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 144243451^[22].
• HOMFLY polynomial's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C144243451^[23].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Adrian Ocneanu^[3], a mathematician^[24], b. 2000^[25], of Romania^[26]; Kenneth Millett^[4], a mathematician^[27], b. 1941^[28], of United States^[29], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[30]; Peter J. Freyd^[5], a mathematician^[31], b. 1936^[32], of United States^[33], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[34], specialised in category theory^[35]; W. B. R. Lickorish^[6], a mathematician^[36], b. 1935^[37], of United Kingdom^[38], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[39], specialised in topology^[40]; Józef Przytycki^[7], a mathematician^[41], b. 1953^[42], of Poland^[43], specialised in topology^[44]; and Paweł Traczyk^[8], a mathematician^[45], b. 2000^[46], of Poland^[47], specialised in knot theory^[48].

Why It Matters

HOMFLY polynomial draws 61 Wikipedia views per month (knot_polynomial category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]