Nonalternating knots and Jones polynomials
Geometric Topology
2009-07-13 v2
Abstract
Although most knots are nonalternating, modern research in knot theory seems to focus on alternating knots. We consider here nonalternating knots and their properties. Specifically, we show certain classes of knots have nontrivial Jones polynomials.
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@article{arxiv.math/0609584,
title = {Nonalternating knots and Jones polynomials},
author = {Neil R. Nicholson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0609584},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
23 pages, 17 figures V2: Corrected a few definitions, fixed references, and changed style