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Crosscap numbers of 2-bridge knots

arXiv:math/0504446

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 12crossings (all 362 of them).

17 pages, 7 figures

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