The tensor product of two oriented quantum algebras

Abstract

In this paper, we give the oriented quantum algebra (OQA) structures on the tensor product of two different OQAs by using Chen’s weak [Formula: see text]-matrix in [J. Algebra 204 (1998) 504–531]. As a special case, the OQA structures on the tensor product of an OQA with itself are provided, which are different from Radford’s results in [J. Knot Theory Ramifications 16 (2007) 929–957].