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DEALTERNATING NUMBERS AND CLASSICAL LINK INVARIANTS

  • Received : 2011.03.07
  • Accepted : 2011.11.14
  • Published : 2012.01.31
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Abstract

Dealternating numbers and alternation numbers measure the distance between the link and an alternating links. In the present article, we show that classical link invariants; the determinant, signature and Alexander polynomial can not detect the almost alternativity of links.

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