2 2 Fe b 20 02 A new classification of links and some calculations using it Colin Rourke
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A new classification theorem for links by the authors and Roger Fenn leads to computable link invariants. As an illustration we distinguish the left and right trefoils and recover the result of Carter et al that the 2-twist-spun trefoil is not isotopic to its orientation reverse. We sketch the proof the classification theorem. Full details will appear elsewhere AMS Classification 57Q45; 57M25, 57M27
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A New Classiication of Links and Some Calculations Using It
A new classiication theorem for links by the authors and Roger Fenn leads to computable link invariants. As an illustration we distinguish the left and right trefoils and recover the result of Carter et al that the 2-twist-spun trefoil is not isotopic to its orientation reverse. We sketch the proof the classiication theorem. Full details will appear elsewhere
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تاریخ انتشار 2002