## Osaka Journal of Mathematics

### Prime component-preservingly amphicheiral link with odd minimal crossing number

#### Abstract

For every odd integer $c\ge 21$, we raise an example of a prime component-preservingly amphicheiral link with the minimal crossing number $c$. The link has two components, and consists of an unknot and a knot which is ($-$)-amphicheiral with odd minimal crossing number. We call the latter knot a Stoimenow knot. We also show that the Stoimenow knot is not invertible by the Alexander polynomials.

#### Article information

Source
Osaka J. Math., Volume 53, Number 2 (2016), 439-462.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 27 April 2016

Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ojm/1461781797

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3492808

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1373.57019

#### Citation

Kadokami, Teruhisa; Kobatake, Yoji. Prime component-preservingly amphicheiral link with odd minimal crossing number. Osaka J. Math. 53 (2016), no. 2, 439--462. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ojm/1461781797

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