Homologically Thin, Non-quasi-alternating Links
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چکیده
We exhibit the first examples of links which are homologically thin but not quasi-alternating. To show that they are not quasi-alternating, we argue that none of their branched double-covers bounds a negative definite 4-manifold with non-torsion H1. Using this method, we also complete the determination of the quasi-alternating pretzel links.
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