KAUFFMAN–HARARY CONJECTURE HOLDS FOR MONTESINOS KNOTS
2004 ◽
Vol 13
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pp. 467-477
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The Kauffman–Harary conjecture states that for any reduced alternating diagram K of a knot with a prime determinant p, every non-trivial Fox p-coloring of K assigns different colors to its arcs. We generalize this conjecture by stating it in terms of homology of the double cover of S3. In this way we extend the scope of the conjecture to all prime alternating links of arbitrary determinants. We first prove the Kauffman–Harary conjecture for pretzel knots and then we generalize our argument to show the generalized Kauffman–Harary conjecture for all Montesinos links. Finally, we discuss on the relation between the conjecture and Menasco's work on incompressible surfaces in exteriors of alternating links.
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