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Virtual knot cobordism and the affine index polynomial. / Kauffman, Louis H.

In: Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, Vol. 27, No. 11, 1843017, 01.10.2018.

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Kauffman, LH 2018, 'Virtual knot cobordism and the affine index polynomial', Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, vol. 27, no. 11, 1843017. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218216518430174

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Kauffman, L. H. (2018). Virtual knot cobordism and the affine index polynomial. Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, 27(11), [1843017]. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218216518430174

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Kauffman LH. Virtual knot cobordism and the affine index polynomial. Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications. 2018 Oct 1;27(11):1843017. doi: 10.1142/S0218216518430174

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Kauffman, Louis H. / Virtual knot cobordism and the affine index polynomial. In: Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications. 2018 ; Vol. 27, No. 11.

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