Braids, link polynomials and a new algebra

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 313, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 249-273

  Birman, Joan S ^a,b   Wenzl, Hans ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84966261960     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-1989-0992598-X     Document Type: Article

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