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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.

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@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