Abstract

If F is a compact orientable surface it is known that the Kauffman bracket skein module of \(F \times I\) has a multiplicative structure. Our central result is the construction of a finite set of knots which generate the module as an algebra. We can then define an integer valued invariant of compact orientable 3-manifolds which characterizes \(S^3\).

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