Crosscap Numbers of Two-component Links
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We define the crosscap number of a 2-component link as the minimum of the first Betti numbers of connected, non-orientable surfaces bounding the link. We discuss some properties of the crosscap numbers of 2-component links.
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@article{arxiv.math/0608418,
title = {Crosscap Numbers of Two-component Links},
author = {Gengyu Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0608418},
year = {2007}
}
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15 pages, 10 figures