@article{10_2140_agt_2006_6_2313, author = {Kawamuro, Keiko}, title = {The algebraic crossing number and the braid index of knots and links}, journal = {Algebraic and Geometric Topology}, pages = {2313--2350}, year = {2006}, volume = {6}, number = {5}, doi = {10.2140/agt.2006.6.2313}, url = {http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.2140/agt.2006.6.2313/} }