Splitting numbers of links and the four-genus
Geometric Topology
2018-06-13 v1
Abstract
The splitting number of a link is the minimum number of crossing changes between distinct components that is required to convert the link into a split link. We provide a bound on the splitting number in terms of the four-genus of related knots.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1609.04353,
title = {Splitting numbers of links and the four-genus},
author = {Charles Livingston},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.04353},
year = {2018}
}
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6 pages, 2 figures