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ASCENDING NUMBER OF KNOTS AND LINKS

    https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218216510007723Cited by:15 (Source: Crossref)

    We introduce a new numerical invariant of knots and links from the descending diagrams. It is considered to live between the unknotting number and the bridge number. Some fundamental results and an incomplete table of the invariant for knots with 8-crossings or less are given.

    AMSC: 57M25