The Jones polynomial of ribbon knots and symmetric unions

The Jones polynomial of ribbon knots and symmetric unions Michael Eisermann (Institut Fourier, Grenoble) Christoph Lamm (Dresdner Bank, Frankfurt) August 3, 2007 AMS-PTM International Meeting Warsaw, July 31 – August 3, 2007 1/17

• kinoshita-terasaka


• every symmetric


• union


• variable refinement


• ribbon knots


• fox-milnor


• empirical evidence


• symmetric union


• casson-gordon