An estimate of the ribbon number by the Jones polynomial
Yoko Mizuma
Source: Osaka J. Math. Volume 43, Number 2
(2006), 365-369.
Abstract
For a ribbon knot we define the notion of its ribbon number. In this paper we estimate the ribbon number for a ribbon knot by using the Jones polynomial. As a corollary we determine the ribbon number of the Kinoshita-Terasaka knot.
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