A specious unlinking strategy

Friedl, S., Nagel, M. and Powell, M. (2014) A specious unlinking strategy. Periodica Mathematica Hungarica, 69(2), pp. 207-210. (doi: 10.1007/s10998-014-0063-y)

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Abstract

We show that the following unlinking strategy does not always yield an optimal sequence of crossing changes: first split the link with the minimal number of crossing changes, and then unknot the resulting components.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Powell, Professor Mark
Authors: Friedl, S., Nagel, M., and Powell, M.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics
Journal Name:Periodica Mathematica Hungarica
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0031-5303
ISSN (Online):1588-2829
Published Online:16 October 2014
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