| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4658595 | Topology and its Applications | 2014 | 9 Pages | 
Abstract
												Birack modules are modules over an algebra Z[X] associated to a finite birack X. In previous work, birack module structures on Zn were used to enhance the birack counting invariant. In this paper, we use birack modules over Laurent polynomial rings Zn[q±1] to enhance the birack counting invariant, defining a customized Alexander polynomial-style signature for each X-labeled diagram; the multiset of these polynomials is an enhancement of the birack counting invariant. We provide examples to demonstrate that the new invariant is stronger than the unenhanced birack counting invariant and is not determined by the generalized Alexander polynomial.
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											Authors
												Evan Cody, Sam Nelson, 
											