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ON A CLASS OF VIRTUAL KNOTS WITH UNIT JONES POLYNOMIAL

DANIEL S. SILVER

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA

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SUSAN G. WILLIAMS

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218216504003196Cited by:6 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

A collection of nontrivial virtual knots with unit Jones polynomial, obtained by virtualizing a single crossing of a knot diagram, contains no classical knots.

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AMSC: 57M25, 57M05

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