Positive braids minimize ascending number

DOI10.1142/S0218216525500725MaRDI QIDQ6881079zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Lowell Davis, Jeffrey Meier

Publication date 18 December 2025

Published in Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218216525500725

zbMATH Keywords

alternating knotbridge numberpositive braidunknotting number

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Knot theory (57K10)

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