• Title of article

    Crosscap numbers of torus knots

  • Author/Authors

    Mikami and Teragaito، نويسنده , , Masakazu، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    دوماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    20
  • From page
    219
  • To page
    238
  • Abstract
    The crosscap number of a knot in the 3-sphere is the minimal genus of non-orientable surfaces bounded by the knot. We determine the crosscap numbers of torus knots. Also, we show that a minimal genus non-orientable surface bounded by a non-trivial torus knot is unique.
  • Keywords
    Non-orientable , Crosscap number , knot
  • Journal title
    Topology and its Applications
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    Topology and its Applications
  • Record number

    1576844