paper

Center of the stated skein algebra

arXiv:2309.14713

Abstract

The stated skein algebra is a generalization of the Kauffman bracket skein algebra introduced in the study of quantum trace maps. When the quantum parameter is a root of unity, the stated skein algebra has a big center and is finitely generated as a module over the center. We give the center a simple description and calculate the dimension over center of the stated skein algebra.

19 pages, 8 figures