Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4657708 | Topology | 2006 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
We present a practical algorithm to determine the minimal genus of non-orientable spanning surfaces for 2-bridge knots, called the crosscap numbers. We will exhibit a table of crosscap numbers of 2-bridge knots up to 12 crossings (all 362 of them).
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Authors
Mikami Hirasawa, Masakazu Teragaito,