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The generalization of Jones polynomial of links to the case of graphs inR 3 is presented. It is constructed as the functor from the category of graphs to the category of representations of the quantum groups.
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Reshetikhin, N.Y., Turaev, V.G. Ribbon graphs and their invaraints derived from quantum groups. Commun.Math. Phys. 127, 1–26 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02096491
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