On the Jones polynomial of closed 3-braids (Q1073393)

In this short paper, the author proves: Proposition 1: There is a family of 3-braids whose closures are not amphicheiral, but have the symmetric Jones polynomials. Proposition 2: There are 3-braids \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) such that their closure \({\tilde \alpha}\) and \({\tilde \beta}\) have the same Jones polynomials, but \({\tilde \alpha}\neq {\tilde \beta}\). These propositions provide the counterexamples to the conjectures by V. Jones. Since only 3-braids are involved in these propositions, the Jones polynomial can be described in terms of the Alexander polynomial and the exponent sum of a braid. Therefore, the proofs are fairly straightforward.