Seifert circles, braid index and the algebraic crossing number

DOI10.1016/j.topol.2003.05.010zbMath1120.57003OpenAlexW2002287315MaRDI QIDQ2577121

Jože Malešič, Paweł Traczyk

Publication date: 16 December 2005

Published in: Topology and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.topol.2003.05.010

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