TY - BOOK AU - Murasugi,Kunio TI - On closed 3-braids T2 - Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, SN - 9780821899526 (online) AV - QA3QA612.23 .A57 no. 151 U1 - 510/.8 s514/.224 PY - 1974/// CY - Providence, R.I. PB - American Mathematical Society KW - Braid theory N1 - Bibliography: p. 113-114; 1. Terminologies and notations; 2. Normal forms; 3. Alexander polynomials (I); 4. Alexander polynomials (II); 5. Split links; 6. Symmetric polynomials; 7. Alexander polynomials (III); 8. Braid index; 9. Signature of links (I); 10. Signature of links (II); 11. Signature of links (III); 12. Torus links; 13. $\tilde \Omega _{(i)} \cap \tilde \Omega _{(j)}$; 14. Classification of link types in $\tilde \Omega _i$ ($i \neq 6$); 15. Link type invariant for $\tilde \Omega _6$; 16. Partial classification of link types in $\tilde \Omega _6$; 17. Braid index of product links; 18. Product links in $\Omega _i$ ($i \neq 6$); 19. Proof of Theorem 17.1 (I); 20. Proof of Theorem 17.1 (II); 21. Proof of Theorem 17.1 (Conclusion); Appendix I. Braid index of classical knots; Appendix II. Table of the braid index; Appendix III. Braid index of $9_{20}$; Access is restricted to licensed institutions; Electronic reproduction; Providence, Rhode Island; American Mathematical Society; 2012 UR - http://www.ams.org/memo/0151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/memo/0151 ER -