On The Periodicity of Alternating Links

Authors

  • Ayman Abouzaid Ezelarab Aboufattoum Author

Keywords:

Knot Theory, Alternating Links, Jakuba-Naik Conjecture, Polynomial Invariants, Kauffman Polynomial, Periodic Links, Knotted Trivalent Graphs, Link Periodicity.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to provide empirical and theoretical support for the Jakuba and Naik conjecture, which posits that the odd prime period of a periodic alternating link divides its crossing number. It explores the  conjecture through polynomial invariants and periodic graph theory

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Published

2026-07-15

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): volume 11 issue 1 (2026)

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On The Periodicity of Alternating Links . (2026). Minimax Theory and Its Applications, 11(1), 110-117. https://journalmta.com/index.php/jmta/article/view/251