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Crosscap numbers of 2-bridge knots

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We present a practical algorithm to determine the minimal genus of non-orientable spanning surfaces for 2-bridge knots, called the crosscap numbers. We will exhibit a table of crosscap numbers of 2-bridge knots up to 12crossings (all 362 of them).

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@article{arxiv.math/0504446,
  title  = {Crosscap numbers of 2-bridge knots},
  author = {Mikami Hirasawa and Masakazu Teragaito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0504446},
  year   = {2007}
}

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17 pages, 7 figures

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