2 papers
math.GT2023
Belted sum decompositions of fully augmented links
Porter Morgan, Brian Ransom, Dean Spyropoulos +2
Given two orientable, cusped hyperbolic 3-manifolds containing certain thrice-punctured spheres, Adams gave a diagrammatic definition for a third such manifold, their belted sum. F…
math.GT2017
The Jones polynomial of an almost alternating link
Adam M. Lowrance, Dean Spyropoulos
A link is almost alternating if it is non-alternating and has a diagram that can be transformed into an alternating diagram via one crossing change. We give formulas for the first…