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New York Journal of Mathematics
Volume 28 (2022), 445-493

  

Jessica E. Banks

Minimal genus Seifert surfaces for alternating links

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Published: March 3, 2022.
Keywords: Seifert surfaces; special alternating links; Kakimizu complex.
Subject: 57K10.

Abstract
We give a complete proof of results announced by Hirasawa and Sakuma describing explicitly the Kakimizu complex of a non-split, prime, special alternating link.

Acknowledgements

This work formed part of my doctoral studies at the University of Oxford.


Author information

Jessica E. Banks:
Department of Mathematical Sciences
The University of Liverpool
Mathematical Sciences Building
Liverpool L69 7ZL, England

Jessica.Banks@Liverpool.ac.uk
Jessica.Banks@LMH.oxon.org