(1) Department of Mathematics, Keimyung University, Dalseo-Gu, Sindang-Dong 1000, Daegu, 704-701, Korea
Abstract:
We introduce a method to compute the girth of knots, defined by Hernández and Lin, using the Jones and Brandt-Lickorish-Millett-Ho polynomial. We determine the girth of all knots up to 10 crossings.