A094032 Number of n-crossing 3 component links with alternating braids of 3 strands.

0, 0, 2, 0, 5, 0, 15, 0, 44, 0, 129, 0, 407, 0, 1349, 0, 4638, 0, 16425, 0

Offset

4,3

References

K. Murasugi and B. J. Kurpita, A Study of Braids, Kluwer Academic Publishers (1999), pp. 127-166

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=4..23.

T. A. Gittings, Minimum braids: a complete invariant of knots and links.

V. F. R. Jones, Hecke algebra representations of braid groups and link polynomials, Ann. of Math., 126 (1987), pp. 335-388.

Crossrefs

Cf. A094029, A094030, A094031.

Sequence in context: A097331 A126120 A260330 * A261044 A117780 A155759

Adjacent sequences: A094029 A094030 A094031 * A094033 A094034 A094035

Keyword

nonn,more

Author

Thomas A. Gittings, Apr 22 2004

Status

approved