Polynomial values, the linking form and unknotting numbers (Q1769986)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2152374
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    Polynomial values, the linking form and unknotting numbers
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2152374

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      Polynomial values, the linking form and unknotting numbers (English)
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      5 April 2005
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      The unknotting numbers of several knots of ten or fewer crossings are determined, using properties of various knot invariants -- the Jones and Brandt-Lickorish-Millett-Ho polynomials, the determinant, the signature, and the linking form on the first homology of a double branched cover of the three-sphere. The author also states several conjectures regarding the inter-relationships among these invariants.
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      Jones polynomial
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      Goeritz matrix
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      double branched cover
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      linking form
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      Brandt-Lickorish-Millett-Ho polynomial
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      unknotting number
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      signature
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