On the braid index of alternating links
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Abstract:
We show that, at least for an alternating fibered link or $2$-bridge link $L$, there is an exact formula which expresses the braid index ${\mathbf {b}}(L)$ of $L$ as a function of the $2$-variable generalization ${P_L}(l,m)$ of the Jones polynomial.References
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- © Copyright 1991 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 326 (1991), 237-260
- MSC: Primary 57M25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1991-1000333-3
- MathSciNet review: 1000333