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