Abstract

We discuss the strong invariant of virtual links proposed in [23]. This invariant is obtained as a generalization of the Jones–Kauffman polynomial (generalized Kauffman's bracket) by adding to the sum some equivalence classes of curves in two-dimensional surfaces. Thus, the invariant is valued in the infinite-dimensional free module over Z[q,q-1]. We prove that this invariant can be decomposed into finite type Vassiliev invariant of virtual links (in Kauffman's sense); thus we present new infinite series of Vassiliev invariants. It is also proved that this invariant is strictly stronger than the Jones–Kauffman polynomial for virtual knots proposed by Kauffman. Some examples when the invariant can recognize virtual knots that can not be recognized by other invariants are given.

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