v 1 2 4 A pr 1 99 5 A Link Invariant from Quantum Dilogarithm
The link invariant, arising from the cyclic quantum dilogarithm via the particular R-matrix construction, is proved to coincide with the invariant of triangulated links in S introduced in [14]. The obtained invariant, like Alexander-Conway polynomial, vanishes on disjoint union of links. The R-matrix can be considered as the cyclic analog of the universal R-matrix associated with Uq(sl(2)) algebra.
Remarks on the quantum dilogarithm
A quantum analogue of the dilogarithm function has been introduced by Faddeev and Kashaev (1994) in such a way that a certain identity in the Weyl algebra Wq, plays the role of the five-term dilogarithm identity. We study this identity in the limit when q approaches a root of unity and show that it then reduces to the 'restricted star-triangle relation' which has been used previously by Bazhanov and Baxter (1992) as a local integrability condition of a class of three-dimensional solvable lattice models.
Reforming the Russian legal system
Preface 1. Pre-revolutionary Russian law 2. The Bolshevik experience 3. The history of legal reform 4. Forging a new constitution 5. Citizens and the state: the debate over the Procuracy 6. In search of a just system: the courts and judicial reform 7. Law and the transition to a market economy 8. Legal reform in the republics 9. Legal reform and the transition to democracy in Russia Appendix Notes Index.