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http://dx.doi.org/10.7858/eamj.2012.28.1.093

DEALTERNATING NUMBERS AND CLASSICAL LINK INVARIANTS  

Kim, Myung-Jae (Department of Mathematics, Kyonggi University)
Lee, Dong-Hee (Department of Business Administration, Kyonggi University)
Kim, Dong-Seok (Department of Mathematics, Kyonggi University)
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East Asian mathematical journal / v.28, no.1, 2012 , pp. 93-99 More about this Journal
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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