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most citedTorsion numbers of augmented groups: with applications to knots and links

23 citations · 163 across the 32 of their papers we have counts for

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41 papers

math.GT2026

The Penrose-Kauffman Polynomial

Louis H. Kauffman, Daniel S. Silver, Susan G. Williams

For any cubic graph in a closed orientable surface and a perfect matching, the Penrose-Kauffman polynomial is a sum of chromatic polynomials of a collection of associated graphs. A…

math.GT2023

Core groups

Daniel S. Silver, Lorenzo Traldi, Susan G. Williams

The core group of a classical link was introduced independently by A.J. Kelly in 1991 and M. Wada in 1992. It is a link invariant defined by a presentation involving the arcs and c…

math.GT2020

Graph Complexity and Link Colorings

Daniel S. Silver, Susan G. Williams

The (torsion) complexity of a finite signed graph is defined to be the order of the torsion subgroup of the abelian group presented by its Laplacian matrix. When is -periodi…

math.GT2020

Group Presentations for Links in Thickened Surfaces

Daniel S. Silver, Susan G. Williams

Using a combinatorial argument, we prove the well-known result that the Wirtinger and Dehn presentations of a link in 3-space describe isomorphic groups. The result is not true for…

math.GT2020

Links in Surfaces and Laplacian Modules

Daniel S. Silver, Susan G. Williams

Laplacian matrices of weighted graphs in surfaces are used to define module and polynomial invariants of -homologically trivial links in . Information abou…

math.GT2018

Knot Invariants from Laplacian Matrices

Daniel S. Silver, Susan G. Williams

A checkerboard graph of a special diagram of an oriented link is made a directed, edge-weighted graph in a natural way so that a principal minor of its Laplacian matrix is a Seifer…