Power sum elements in the $G_2$ skein algebra

Abstract

We study the skein algebras of surfaces associated to the exceptional Lie group $G_2,$ using Kuperberg webs. We identify two 2-variable polynomials, $P_n(x,y)$ and $Q_n(x,y),$ and use threading operations along knots to construct a family of central elements in the $G_2$ skein algebra of a surface, ${\mathcal{S}}_q^{G_2}(\Sigma ),$ when the quantum parameter $q$ is a $2n\text{-th}$ root of unity. We verify these elements are central using elementary skein-theoretic arguments. We also obtain a result about the uniqueness of the so-called transparent polynomials $P_n$ and $Q_n.$ Our methods involve a detailed study of the skein modules of the annulus and the twice-marked annulus.

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