Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 1998 · 33 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesMathematicsAlgebraCombinatoricsGeometryAlgebraic CombinatoricsAlgebraic GeometryKnot TheoryTopological CombinatoricsArc CombinatoricsLaurent Series
The arc index α(L) of a link L is shown by a direct combinatorial argument to be related to sprv(FL(v, z)), the Laurent degree of its Kauffman polynomial, by the inequalityα(L)[ges ]sprv (FL(v, z))+2.Equality is conjectured for alternating links.
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Braids and the Jones polynomial
John Franks, R. F. Williams · Transactions of the American Mathematical Society · 1987 · 212 citations · Full text
W. B. R. Lickorish · Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society · 1988 · 90 citations