New hyperbolic knots not concordant to algebraic ones found.
problem Identifying knots not concordant to algebraic knots.
method Constructing hyperbolic L-space knots.
result Found hyperbolic knots that are not concordant to algebraic knots.
Redefined cord algebra using Morse Theory for knot invariants.
problem Defining a knot invariant using algebraic methods.
method Using Morse Theory to redefine the cord algebra.
result Proved the cord algebra is a knot invariant.
Knot invariants from XC-structures on Sweedler algebra are trivially determined.
problem Defining and characterizing knot invariants from XC-structures.
method Examining XC-structures on the Sweedler algebra and their relation to knot invariants.
result Knot invariants from XC-structures on Sweedler algebra are completely determined by the framing of the knot.
Paper confirms algebraic knots are linearly independent using twisted Blanchfield pairings.
problem Whether algebraic knots are linearly independent in the knot concordance group.
method Twisted Blanchfield pairings
result Algebraic knots are linearly independent in the knot concordance group.
New Lie algebras from knot homology.
problem Defining Lie algebras from knot homology.
method Using group homology, analogous to Goldman Lie algebra.
result Relations among new Lie algebras discussed.
Study algebraic relations of Vassiliev invariants for families of knots.
problem Understanding algebraic structure of Vassiliev invariants for knot families.
method Analyzing algebraic relations and generating sets of Vassiliev invariants in 3D Chern-Simons theory.
result For 1-parametric knot families, Vassiliev invariants are finitely generated. For more parameters, there can be an infinite number of generators.
New results on algebraic knots with Brieskorn polynomials.
problem Understanding cobordisms of algebraic knots defined by Brieskorn polynomials.
method Analyzing Fox--Milnor type relations, decomposing algebraic cobordism classes, and studying cyclic suspensions.
result Spherical algebraic knots associated with Brieskorn polynomials have infinite order in the knot cobordism group.
Study algebraic obstructions to knot-like complex realizability.
problem Algebraic obstructions to knot-like complex realizability.
method Classification of local equivalence classes over F[U,V]. result Classification answers a question about knot-like complexes.
The paper models and deforms A-infinity structures for bordered knot algebras.
problem Understanding A-infinity structures for bordered knot algebras.
method Combinatorial model and weighted deformation of A-infinity structures.
result Explicit combinatorial model for bordered knot algebras' A-infinity structure.
New knot polynomials derived from Nichols algebras and braided Hopf algebras.
problem Developing new knot invariants from algebraic structures.
method Constructing knot invariants from solutions to the Yang--Baxter equation over generalized Yetter--Drinfel'd modules.
result Reproduces known knot polynomials and discovers new multivariable invariants.
New algebra pong algebra computed for knot Floer homology.
problem Computing A-infinity structure on knot Floer homology.
method Introduced differential graded algebra, pong algebra.
result Computed A-infinity structure on pong algebra's homology.
We generalize Ng's two-variable algebraic/combinatorial 0-th framed knot contact homology for framed oriented knots in S3 to knots in S1×S2, and prove that the resulting knot invariant is the same as the framed cord algebra of knots. Actually, our cord algebra has an extra variable, which potentially co…
New algebraic structures help distinguish Legendrian knots.
problem Distinguishing Legendrian knots from smooth knots.
method Defined Legendrian racks and used them to define invariants.
result Distinguished certain Legendrian knots.
New examples show algebraically slice knots with specific genus bounds.
problem Understanding slice genus of algebraic knots and their mirrors.
method Genus bound from Casson-Gordon invariants and cabling formula.
result Examples of algebraically slice knots with specific genus bounds.
New knot invariant from braided Hopf algebra.
problem Developing a new knot invariant.
method Non-commutative generalization of knot groups using braided Hopf algebra.
result New quantum character variety as an alternative to skein module.
The paper uses twisting operations to bound knot genus.
problem Bounding the topological slice genus of knots.
method Develops null-homologous twisting operations to study algebraic genus.
result New upper bounds on algebraic genera of torus and satellite knots.
Study shows crossing numbers for algebraic knots can differ by arbitrarily large amounts.
problem Comparing two crossing number definitions for algebraic knots.
method Analyzed Hopf fibration and complex singularities to compare crossing numbers.
result Difference between crossing numbers can be arbitrarily large.
The concordance group of algebraically slice knots is the subgroup of the classical knot concordance group formed by algebraically slice knots. Results of Casson and Gordon and of Jiang showed that this group contains in infinitely generated free (abelian) subgroup. Here it is shown that the concordance group of algebr…
New knots found that can't be turned into L-space after surgery.
problem Finding knots that can't be transformed into L-space after surgery.
method Examined algebraically concordant torus knots and fibred knots.
result Infinitely many knots of genus g≥2 cannot be turned into L-space. This paper presents results on the framization of some knot algebras, defined by the authors. We explain the motivations of the concept of framization, coming from the Yokonuma--Hecke algebras, as well as recent results on the framization of the Temperley--Lieb algebra. Finally, we propose framizations for other knot a…
Whitehead doubles have matching meridional rank and bridge number.
problem Determining the meridional rank of Whitehead doubles.
method Analyzing algebraically tame knots and their Whitehead doubles.
result Meridional rank and bridge number coincide for Whitehead doubles of prime knots.
A simplified proof for satellite knot signatures.
problem Proving Litherland's formula for satellite knots.
method Uses linear algebra and basic knot theory.
result A new, elementary proof of the signature formula.
Study of singular knots connects knot theory with quantum algebra.
problem Understanding the structure of knots with transverse double points.
method Analyzes singular knots and their relationship to Vassiliev invariants and quantum algebra.
result Extensions of non-numerical knot invariants to singular knots have been explored.
New algebraic method for knot Floer homology computation.
problem Computing knot Floer homology efficiently.
method Extending bordered Floer homology to partial knot projections and establishing a pairing result.
result Identification of knot Floer homology with its algebraic definition.
Study shows certain knots can't be sliced using 2-fold branched covers.
problem Determining which algebraically slice knots are actually slice.
method Used d invariants of 2-fold branched covers to show nonsliceness.
result Shows nonsliceness of a set of algebraically slice knots.
Algebraic knots are known to be iterated torus knots and to admit L-space surgeries. However, Hedden proved that there are iterated torus knots that admit L-space surgeries but are not algebraic. We present an infinite family of such examples, with the additional property that no nontrivial linear combination of knots …
Generators and relations for knot Floer homology algebras computed.
problem Computing knot Floer homology using algebras defined by Ozsváth and Szabó.
method Generators and relations description, homology computation, formality determination.
result Generators and relations for the algebras are found, and their homology is computed.
Criteria for extending degree-2 Azumaya algebras with C2-actions over curves.
problem Determining when degree-2 Azumaya algebras with C2-actions extend to entire curves.
method Criteria for extension of algebra and new condition for extension with action, testable by computer algebra systems.
result New conditions for extending degree-2 Azumaya algebras with C2-actions over curves.
Study calculates fundamental groups of torus knots using algebraic topology.
problem Calculating the fundamental group of torus knots.
method Algebraic topology and group theory.
result Computed fundamental groups of torus knots.
Knot lattice homology invariant of smooth knot type in rational homology spheres.
problem Invariance of knot lattice homology in rational homology spheres.
method Proving knot lattice homology invariant through doubly-filtered homotopy type.
result Knot lattice homology invariant of smooth knot type in rational homology spheres.
Quantum invariants help distinguish knots via algebra and equations.
problem Determine if two knots are equivalent.
method Use Hopf algebras and solutions to the Yang-Baxter equation.
result Quantum invariants are powerful tools for knot classification.
New Boolean algebra method shows knot unknotting number is (c+1)/2.
problem Finding the minimum number of region crossing changes to unknot a knot.
method Boolean algebra applied to region crossing changes.
result Region unknotting number is (c+1)/2 for any knot with crossing number c.
Study on knots, genera, and algebraic concordance groups.
problem Understanding the equivariant slice genus of strongly invertible knots.
method Using the Blanchfield form to establish lower bounds and formulate an equivariant algebraic concordance group.
result The equivariant slice genus of an equivariant connected sum of a genus one strongly invertible slice knot is at least n/4.
We define and study a bigraded knot invariant whose Euler characteristic is the Alexander polynomial, closely connected to knot Floer homology. The invariant is the homology of a chain complex whose generators correspond to Kauffman states for a knot diagram. The definition uses decompositions of knot diagrams: to a co…
Let F be an incompressible, meridionally incompressible and not boundary-parallel surface with boundary in the complement of an algebraic tangle (B,T). Then F separates the strings of T in B and the boundary slope of F is uniquely determined by (B,T) and hence we can define the slope of the algebraic tang…
Survey of knot Floer homology and bordered algebra techniques.
problem Computing knot Floer homology using bordered algebra.
method Survey of Ozsváth-Szabó's bordered approach to knot Floer homology.
result Explicit description of structure maps for knot Floer differential.
Classifies algebraic concordance for almost classical knots.
problem Classifying algebraic concordance for almost classical knots.
method Defined virtual algebraic concordance group for almost classical knots.
result Embeds GQ into VGQ and contains non-classical finite-order elements. In this paper we study the cobordism of algebraic knots associated with weighted homogeneous polynomials, and in particular Brieskorn polynomials. Under some assumptions we prove that the associated algebraic knots are cobordant if and only if the Brieskorn polynomials have the same exponents.
In this work we introduce the concept of Modular Framization or simply Framization. We construct a framization Fd,n of the Birman--Wenzl--Murakami algebra, also known as BMW algebra, and start a systematic study of this framization. We show that Fd,n is finite dimensional and the \lq braid generators\rq\ of t…
New algebra counts components of arborescent knots and links.
problem Counting components of arborescent knots and links.
method Developed a new algebra called the crossing algebra.
result The crossing algebra counts the number of components for arborescent knots and links.
Psybrackets define invariants for complex knots and links.
problem Defining invariants for complex knots and links.
method Introduced algebraic structures called psybrackets and used them to define invariants of pseudoknots and singular knots and links.
result Examples and computations provided for the invariants defined.
Invariants for long knots defined using algebraic and categorical methods.
problem Defining invariants for long knots in a mathematical framework.
method Using rigid R-matrices, monoidal categories, racks, and Hopf algebras.
result Universal invariants for long knots constructed from Hopf algebras.
We show that the subgroup of the knot concordance group generated by links of isolated complex singularities intersects the subgroup of algebraically slice knots in an infinite rank subgroup.
This paper updates knot invariants using Hopf algebras and categorifies their structure.
problem Defining and understanding quantum invariants of knots and three-manifolds.
method Abstract description of categorical structures involving Hopf algebras and their centers.
result The Hopf algebraic center of a knot's image is central to the invariant.
Survey of various non-classical knot theories from geometric and algebraic perspectives.
problem Various modifications to classical knot theory.
method Comparative geometric and algebraic analysis of non-classical knot theories.
result Distinct topological and combinatorial features in generalized knot theories.
Euclidean volumes of hyperbolic knots are algebraic numbers.
problem Understanding the algebraic nature of Euclidean volumes in hyperbolic knots.
method Deforming hyperbolic structures into Euclidean structures and analyzing the normalised Euclidean volumes.
result Normalised Euclidean volumes of hyperbolic knots are always algebraic numbers.
We show that the location of the first singularity of the Upsilon function of an algebraic knot is determined by the first term of its Puiseux characteristic sequence. In many cases this gives better bounds than the tau invariant on the genus of a cobordism between algebraic knots.
Study of coloured invariants of torus knots using W algebras.
problem Understanding coloured invariants of torus knots T(p,p′). method Representation theory of principal affine W algebras and asymptotic weight multiplicities. result Limits of renormalized invariants are equal to characters of W algebra modules.