2 papers
math.CO2026
-weight system does not extend to a graph 4-invariant
Daniil Fomichev, Maksim Karev, Fedor Pavutnitskiy +1
A long-standing question by S. Lando asks whether the -weight system extends to a unique 4-invariant of graphs. We show that, in full generality, the answer to th…
math.CO2025
The sl(2)-weight system at c = 3/8 for graphs
Daniil Fomichev, Maksim Karev
We construct a 4-invariant that extends a specialization of the -weight system at , and satisfies a simple deletion-contraction relation.