On the Classification of Rational Knots
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In this paper we give combinatorial proofs of the classification of unoriented and oriented rational knots based on the now known classification of alternating knots and the calculus of continued fractions. We also characterize the class of strongly invertible rational links. Rational links are of fundamental importance in the study of DNA recombination. AMS Subject Classification: 57M27
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تاریخ انتشار 2008