Recurrence Relations for Knot Polynomials of Twist Knots

Abstract

This paper gives HOMFLY polynomials and Kauffman polynomials L and F of twist knots as recurrence relations, respectively, and also provides some recursive properties of them.

Keywords

• Knot polynomial
• Oriented knot
• Unoriented knot
• Twist knot

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