Equivalence of Cables Of Mutants of Knots

Przytycki, Józef H.

Canadian journal of mathematics, Tome 41 (1989) no. 2, pp. 250-273

Résumé

There is the nice formula which links the Alexander polynomial of (m, k)-cable of a link with the Alexander polynomial of the link [5] [36] [38]. H. Morton and H. Short investigated whether a similar formula holds for the Jones-Conway (Homfly) polynomial and they found that it is very unlikely. Morton and Short made many calculations of the Jones-Conway polynomial of (2, q)-cables along knots (2 was chosen because of limited possibility of computers) and they get very interesting experimental material [24], [25]. In particular they found that using their method they were able to distinguish some Birman [4] and Lozano-Morton [22] examples (all which they tried) and the 942 knot (in the Rolfsen [37] notation) from its mirror image. On the other hand they were unable to distinguish the Conway knot and the Kinoshita-Terasaka knot.

Détail

DOI : 10.4153/CJM-1989-013-1

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