The Jones polynomial of pretzel knots an
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Ryan A. Landvoy
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Article
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1998
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A formula for the Jones polynomial of pretzel knots and links is constructed using Kauffman's state model of the Jones polynomial. A computer program in Maple, which is given for calculations of these polynomials is also used to show that an infinite class of pretzel knots with trivial Alexander pol