The Kauffman Polynomials of 2-bridge Knots
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The 2-bridge knots are a family of knots with bridge number 2. In this paper, we compute the Kauffman polynomials of 2-bridge knots using the Kauffman skein theory and linear algebra techniques. Our calculation can be easily carried out using Mathematica, Maple, Mathcad, etc.
13 pages, 21 figures
13 pages, 21 figures