The maximal Thurston--Bennequin number of a doubled knot
Tanaka, Toshifumi
Osaka J. Math., Tome 47 (2010) no. 1, p. 177-187 / Harvested from Project Euclid
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We show that an upper bound for the maximal Thurston--Bennequin number of any double of a knot $K$ given by the Kauffman polynomial is sharp if the bound is sharp for $K$. In particular, we give formulas for the maximal Thurston--Bennequin numbers of positive doubles of torus knots and two-bridge knots.
Publié le : 2010-03-15
Classification:  57M25,  57M27 
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Tanaka, Toshifumi. The maximal Thurston--Bennequin number of a doubled knot. Osaka J. Math., Tome 47 (2010) no. 1, pp.  177-187. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1266586791/