The Kauffman Polynomials of 2-bridge Knots
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The 2-bridge knots are a family of knots with bridge number 2. In this paper, we compute the Kauffman polynomials of 2-bridge knots using the Kauffman skein theory and linear algebra techniques. Our calculation can be easily carried out using Mathematica, Maple, Mathcad, etc.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0606114,
title = {The Kauffman Polynomials of 2-bridge Knots},
author = {Bin Lu and Jianyuan K. Zhong},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0606114},
year = {2007}
}
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13 pages, 21 figures