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Equivalence of Cables Of Mutants of Knots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Józef H. Przytycki
Józef H. Przytycki*
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Warsaw University, Warszawa, Poland
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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.

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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , 01 April 1989 , pp. 250 - 273
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1989

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