Abstract
By using Morton's inequality we study the canonical genus of a Whitehead double of a knot. We show that the crossing number of a 2-bridge knot coincides with the canonical genus of its Whitehead double.
Citation
Takuji Nakamura. "On the crossing number of 2-bridge knot and the canonical genus of its Whitehead double." Osaka J. Math. 43 (3) 609 - 623, September 2006.
Information
Published: September 2006
First available in Project Euclid: 25 September 2006
zbMATH: 1111.57008
MathSciNet: MR2283412
Subjects:
Primary:
57M25
Rights: Copyright © 2006 Osaka University and Osaka City University, Departments of Mathematics
