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The connected sum <math>K=4_1\#4_1</math> of the knot [[4_1]] with itself has 8 crossings (unsurprisingly): |
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Revision as of 20:50, 24 August 2005
(For In[1] see Setup)
Thus here's one tautology and one easy example:
And another easy example:
For example,
The connected sum of the knot 4_1 with itself has 8 crossings (unsurprisingly):
It is also nice to know that, as expected, the Jones polynomial of is the square of the Jones polynomial of 4_1:
It is less nice to know that the Jones polynomial cannot tell apart from the knot 8_9:
But isn't equivalent to 8_9; indeed, their Alexander polynomials are different: