Whitehead Link

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The Link 05-02-01, illustrated above, with Braid Word ${\sigma_1}^2{\sigma_2}^2{\sigma_1}^{-1}{\sigma_2}^{-2}$ and Jones Polynomial

$\begin{displaymath} V(t)=t^{-3/2}(-1+t-2t^2+t^3-2t^4+t^5). \end{displaymath}$

The Whitehead link has Linking Number 0.