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Lie Algebras and the Four Color Theorem

Authors	Dror Bar-Natan
Categories	q-alg math.QA
ArXiv ID	q-alg/9606016
URL	https://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9606016

Abstract

We present a ``reasonable'' statement about Lie algebras that is equivalent to the Four Color Theorem. The notions appearing in the statement also appear in the theory of finite-type invariants of knots (Vassiliev invariants) and 3-manifolds.

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