On a Conjecture by Kauffman on Alternative and Pseudoalternating Links
Geometric Topology
2015-03-18 v2
Abstract
It is known that alternative links are pseudoalternating. In 1983 Louis Kauffman conjectured that both classes are identical. In this paper we prove that Kauffman Conjecture holds for those links whose first Betti number is at most 2. However, it is not true in general when this value increases, as we also prove by finding two counterexamples: a link and a knot whose first Betti numbers equal 3 and 4, respectively.
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@article{arxiv.1402.4599,
title = {On a Conjecture by Kauffman on Alternative and Pseudoalternating Links},
author = {Marithania Silvero},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.4599},
year = {2015}
}
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15 pages, 8 figures