ON THE BRAID INDEX OF ALTERNATING LINKS

被引:100
作者
MURASUGI, K
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关键词
ALTERNATING KNOT; ALTERNATING LINK; BRAID; JONES POLYNOMIAL; BRAID INDEX;
D O I
10.2307/2001863
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
We show that, at least for an alternating fibered link or 2-bridge link L, there is an exact formula which expresses the braid index b(L) of L as a function of the 2-variable generalization P(L)(l, m) of the Jones polynomial.
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页码:237 / 260
页数:24
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