Crosscap numbers of 2-bridge knots

• Autores: Mikami Hirasawa, Masakazu Teragaito
• Localización: Topology, ISSN 0040-9383, Vol. 45, Nº 3, 2006, págs. 513-530
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.top.2005.11.001
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• Resumen

  • 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 12 crossings (all 362 of them).