3 papers
cs.CG2004
A 2-chain can interlock with a k-chain
Julie Glass, Stefan Langerman, Joseph O'Rourke +2
One of the open problems posed in [3] is: what is the minimal number k such that an open, flexible k-chain can interlock with a flexible 2-chain? In this paper, we establish the as…
math.GT2001
The Kauffman polynomials of generalized Hopf links
Jianyuan K. Zhong, Bin Lu
Following the recent work by Chan, and by Morton and Hadji on the Homflypt polynomials of some generalized Hopf links, we investigate the Kauffman polynomials of generalized Hopf l…
math.GT2001
On the Kauffman skein modules
Jianyuan K. Zhong, Bin Lu
Let k be a subring of the field of rational functions in α, s which contains α^{1}, α^{-1}, s^{1}, s^{-1}, . Let M be a compact oriented 3-manifold, and let K(M) denote the Kauffma…