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July-07-10
2:53 PM
There ought to be a "Conway" (single variable) quotient of Zw!
Is there an "on surface" version of the w-theory.
There is material about the Burau/Gassner representation for pure tangles at 
The Gassner representation for string links
Authors: P. Kirk, C. Livingston, Z. Wang
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Challenge - use the interpretation of the Burau/Gassner representation as head scattering to develop an interpretation of the Alexander polynomial as an "element" rather than as an "order".