Title of article
Maximal Thurston–Bennequin numbers of alternating links
Author/Authors
Tanaka، نويسنده , , Toshifumi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
دوماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
8
From page
2476
To page
2483
Abstract
We show that the upper bound of the maximal Thurston–Bennequin number for an oriented alternating link given by the Kauffman polynomial is sharp. As an application, we confirm a question of Ferrand. We also give a formula of the maximal Thurston–Bennequin number for all two-bridge links. Finally, we introduce knot concordance invariants derived from the Thurston–Bennequin number and the Maslov number of a Legendrian knot.
Keywords
Thurston–Bennequin number , Kauffman polynomial , Alternating links , Knot concordance , Maslov number
Journal title
Topology and its Applications
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Topology and its Applications
Record number
1580890
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