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Homologically thin, non-quasi-alternating links

Geometric Topology 2009-06-15 v1

Abstract

We exhibit the first examples of links which are homologically thin but not quasi-alternating. To show that they are not quasi-alternating, we argue that none of their branched double-covers bounds a negative definite 4-manifold with non-torsion H_1. Using this method, we also complete the determination of the quasi-alternating pretzel links.

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@article{arxiv.0906.2222,
  title  = {Homologically thin, non-quasi-alternating links},
  author = {Joshua Greene},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.2222},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures

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