The paper calculates knot invariants using Blanchfield forms and obstructs sliceness.
problem Computing and obstructing the sliceness of knots.
method Algorithmic computation of twisted signature invariants using twisted Blanchfield forms and satellite formulas.
result Illustrated algorithm for (2,q)-torus knots and obstruction of sliceness for certain knots. Solves infinite family of cubic polynomial problems.
problem Infinite family of twisted polynomial problems.
method Using Dehn twists and 9-adic expansions.
result Result of twisting depends on 9-adic expansion.
New method calculates number of components in twisted torus links.
problem Determining the number of components of twisted torus links.
method Euclidean algorithm-like procedure based on parameters.
result Number of components is a multiple of gcd(p, q, r, s).
Given a knot complement X and its p-fold cyclic cover X_p, we identify twisted polynomials associated to 1-dimensional linear representations of the fundamental group of X_p with twisted polynomials associated to related p-dimensional linear representations of the fundamental group of X. This provides a simpler and fas…
The primitive cohomology of Calabi-Yau intersections is described using a twisted de Rham complex.
problem Describing the primitive cohomology of Calabi-Yau intersections.
method Using a twisted de Rham complex and formal flat F-manifold structures.
result Constructs formal flat F-manifold structures on the primitive cohomology of Calabi-Yau intersections.
We refine Cohen and Lustig's description of centralisers of Dehn twists of free groups. We show that the centraliser of a Dehn twist of a free group has a subgroup of finite index that has a finite classifying space. We describe an algorithm to find a presentation of the centraliser. We use this algorithm to give an ex…
Algorithm detects free products in disk mapping class groups.
problem Detecting free products in mapping class groups of punctured disks.
method Algorithm based on Dynnikov coordinates to verify completeness and reveal free product structure.
result Algorithm determines exact structure of free products generated by Dehn twists.
The paper studies knots formed by twisting a circle around a base knot and conjectures a linear growth in crossing numbers.
problem Understanding the growth rate of crossing numbers in twist families of knots.
method Introduced the stable crossing number and used geometric wrapping and algebraic winding to establish conjectures.
result The crossing number of Kn grows like nη(η−1) as no∞ for coherent twist families. TWIST algorithm detects communities in multi-layer networks with tensor decomposition.
problem Community detection in multi-layer networks with multiple node-modality relationships.
method Tensor-based TWIST algorithm for global/local node and layer memberships.
result Accurate community detection with small misclassification error as network size increases.
In this paper we give an algorithm for solving a main case of the conjugacy problem in the braid groups. We also prove that half-twists satisfy a special root property which allows us to reduce the solution for the conjugacy problem in half-twists into the free group. Using this algorithm one is able to check conjugacy…
Classifies negative-twisting structures on Seifert fibred spaces using Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Classifying negative-twisting tight contact structures on Seifert fibred spaces.
method Adapting Ozsváth-Szabó full path algorithm to star-shaped graphs and using Heegaard Floer homology.
result Complete classification of negative-twisting structures on Seifert fibred spaces.
Study of Dehn twists on a disc with 3 points, solving conjugacy problem.
problem Solving conjugacy problem for Dehn twists on a disc with 3 marked points.
method Explicit description of orbits of Dehn twists on the Dynnikov plane, relating to homology dynamics.
result Explicit solution to conjugacy problem for Dehn twists, presenting an untwisting algorithm.
We give a formula for the duality structure of the 3-manifold obtained by doing zero-framed surgery along a knot in the 3-sphere, starting from a diagram of the knot. We then use this to give a combinatorial algorithm for computing the twisted Blanchfield pairing of such 3-manifolds. With the twisting defined by Casson…
Algorithm constructs Kirby diagrams for 4D open books.
problem Constructing Kirby diagrams for 4D open books.
method Algorithm using Heegaard diagrams of pages.
result Diffeomorphic open books constructed with different pages and monodromies.
We use technology from sutured manifold theory and the theory of Heegaard splittings to relate genus reducing crossing changes on knots in S^3 to twists on surfaces arising in circular Heegaard splittings for knot complements. In a separate paper, currently in preparation, we prove that these circular Heegaard splittin…
Algorithm calculates L2-Euler characteristic for complex spaces.
problem Computing the twisted L2-Euler characteristic for complex spaces. method Uses Oki's matrix expansion algorithm to indirectly evaluate the Dieudonné determinant.
result Truncated algorithm produces good results in various complex spaces.
We introduce the concept of twisted contact groupoids, as an extension either of contact groupoids or of twisted symplectic ones, and we discuss the integration of twisted Jacobi manifolds by twisted contact groupoids. We also investigate the very close relationships which link homogeneous twisted Poisson manifolds wit…
New infinite families of twisted torus knots found.
problem Identifying new types of twisted torus knots.
method Finding new infinite families of twisted torus knots with a single negative twist.
result Eight new infinite families of twisted torus knots are discovered.
The study finds hyperbolic twisted torus links for certain twists.
problem Identifying hyperbolic twisted torus links.
method Analyzing (p,q)-torus links with r strands twisted s times. result All hyperbolic twisted torus links are identified for ∣s∣>3. The paper introduces a method to deform submanifolds in Euclidean space using Drinfel'd twists.
problem Constructing noncommutative deformations of submanifolds in Euclidean space.
method Using Drinfel'd twist deformation of differential geometry, the paper proposes a general procedure to construct noncommutative deformations of an embedded submanifold.
result The method allows for consistent projection of connections and can be applied to various submanifolds like cylinders and hyperboloids.
Paper constructs Chern character for higher twists and shows isomorphism between K-theory and cohomology.
problem Mapping higher twisted K-theory to higher twisted cohomology.
method Constructing Chern character for higher twists and showing isomorphism.
result Chern character gives isomorphism between higher twisted K-theory and higher twisted cohomology.
The paper studies the twisted Calabi flow on Kähler manifolds.
problem Analyzing the behavior of the twisted Calabi flow on compact Kähler manifolds.
method Establishing convexity, proving short-time existence, and demonstrating stability of the flow.
result The stability of the twisted Calabi flow near twisted constant scalar curvature Kähler metrics.
Construct noncommutative deformations of algebraic submanifolds in R^n.
problem Deforming algebraic submanifolds in noncommutative geometry.
method Using twisted differential geometry and Drinfel'd twists, constructing noncommutative deformations of algebraic submanifolds.
result Explicitly worked out deformations of quadrics in R^3.
In this paper, we develop differential twisted K-theory and define a twisted Chern character on twisted K-theory which depends on a choice of connection and curving on the twisting gerbe. We also establish the general Riemann-Roch theorem in twisted K-theory and find some applications in the study of twisted K-theory o…
Study on singular twisted links and virtual braids, extending knot theory concepts.
problem Extending knot theory concepts to singular twisted links and virtual braids.
method Definition and analysis of singular twisted virtual braids and their monoid structure.
result Presentation of monoid and reduced monoid for singular twisted virtual braids.
Paper proves any twisted link can be described as a unique twisted braid.
problem Understanding twisted links and braids.
method Proved using Alexander and Markov Theorems for classical braids and links.
result Any twisted link can be described as the closure of a unique twisted braid.
The paper extends knot theory to twisted virtual braids and links.
problem Generalizing knot theory to include twists.
method Introduced twisted virtual braids and proved theorems for twisted links.
result The Alexander and Markov theorems were extended to twisted links.
The paper introduces colorings and invariants for twisted links and shows how double coverings can be equivalent.
problem Understanding and distinguishing twisted links.
method Twisted intersection colorings and double coverings.
result There exist infinitely many pairs of twisted links with equivalent double coverings.
This is the first in a series of papers constructing geometric models of twisted differential K-theory. In this paper we construct a model of even twisted differential K-theory when the underlying topological twist represents a torsion class. By differential twists we will mean smooth U(1)-gerbes with connection, and w…
We study twisted Jacobi manifolds, a concept that we had introduced in a previous Note. Twisted Jacobi manifolds can be characterized using twisted Dirac-Jacobi, which are sub-bundles of Courant-Jacobi algebroids. We show that each twisted Jacobi manifold has an associated Lie algebroid with a 1-cocycle. We introduce t…
A virtual link can be understood as a link in a trivial I-bundle over an orientable compact surface with genus. A twisted virtual link is a link in a trivial I-bundle over a not-necessarily orientable compact surface. A twisted virtual birack is an algebraic structure with axioms derived from the twisted virtual Reidem…
We generalize unoriented handlebody-links to the twisted virtual case, obtaining Reidemeister moves for handlebody-links in ambient spaces of the form Σ×[0,1] for Σ a compact closed 2-manifold up to stable equivalence. We introduce a related algebraic structure known as twisted virtual bikeigebras whose axiom…
Characterizes a specific type of spacetime using vector fields.
problem Classifying a specific type of spacetime.
method Using vector fields to characterize 1+n doubly twisted spacetimes.
result Simple classification of 1+n doubly-twisted spacetimes.
New families of twisted torus knots found with essential surfaces.
problem Whether all twisted torus knots have essential tori.
method Analyzing sequences of twists on torus knots.
result Found two new families of toroidal twisted torus knots.
Formula for Alexander polynomial of twisted torus knots derived.
problem Calculating Alexander polynomial for a specific class of knots.
method Knot group presentation combined with Fox's calculus.
result Explicit formula for Alexander polynomial of twisted torus knots.
Study lattice paths from twist knots and double twist knots.
problem Understanding combinatorics of twist knots and double twist knots.
method Analyzing quiver generating series of HOMFLY-PT polynomial limits.
result Lattice path models for twist knots and double twist knots.
The paper classifies twisted torus links that are unlinks.
problem Identifying conditions for twisted torus links to be unlinks.
method Characterization of parameter families (p,q,r,s) for unlinking twisted torus links. result Complete characterization of parameter families for unlinking twisted torus links.
Constructs differential models for twisted Spin^c-bordism and its dual, defining a new anomaly map.
problem Modeling and understanding twisted Spin^c-bordism and its dual.
method Geometric construction using bundle gerbes, gerbe modules, and eta-invariants.
result Definition of a twisted anomaly map from differential twisted K-theory to differential Anderson dual of twisted Spin^c-bordism.
Paper shows how to twist knots to make them trivial or non-trivial.
problem Understanding the behavior of knots under twist-spinning operations.
method Analyzes the effect of m1- and m2-twist-spinning on classical knots. result Shows conditions for a knot to be trivial or non-trivial after certain twist-spinning operations.
The paper uses Floer homology to study twist coefficients and their behavior after capping off.
problem Behavior of twist coefficients after capping off a boundary component.
method Heegaard Floer homology to constrain twist coefficients.
result Results about fractional Dehn twists and Floer homology of cyclic branched covers.
We study the characteristic foliation of a twisted Jacobi manifold. We show that a twisted Jacobi manifold is foliated into leaves that are, according to the parity of the dimension, endowed with a twisted contact or a twisted locally conformal symplectic structure.
A twisted torus knot is a knot obtained from a torus knot by twisting adjacent strands by full twists. The twisted torus knots lie in F, the genus 2 Heegaard surface for S3. Primitive/primitive and primitive/Seifert knots lie in F in a particular way. Dean gives sufficient conditions for the parameters of the tw…
The union of singular orbits of an effective locally smooth circle action on the 4-sphere consists of two 2-knots, K and K′, intersecting at two points transversely. Each of K and K′ is called a branched twist spin. A twist spun knot is an example of a branched twist spin. The Gluck twists along…
The hyperelliptic Torelli group is the subgroup of the mapping class group consisting of elements that act trivially on the homology of the surface and that also commute with some fixed hyperelliptic involution. The authors and Putman proved that this group is generated by Dehn twists about separating curves fixed by t…
The article examines twisted cohomologies on algebraic and analytic varieties.
problem Understanding and comparing twisted cohomologies on algebraic and analytic varieties.
method Comparison and definition of twisting parameters in both categories, algebraic and analytic.
result Reviewed isomorphisms of twisted cohomologies for cohomologous twisting parameters.
The paper classifies hyperbolic and satellite T-links formed by twisting.
problem Classifying hyperbolic and satellite T-links formed by twisting.
method Classification through Dehn filling and analysis of parent links.
result Classification of hyperbolic and satellite T-links formed by twisting.
Lee's work on twisted torus knots with Fibonacci parameters is extended to Horadam parameters.
problem Classifying twisted torus knots with Horadam parameters.
method Using recursive Horadam parameters to generalize Lee's work on Fibonacci parameters.
result Families of twisted torus knots with Horadam parameters are provided.
In this paper, we develop twisted K-theory for stacks, where the twisted class is given by an S1-gerbe over the stack. General properties, including the Mayer-Vietoris property, Bott periodicity, and the product structure Kαi⊗Kβj→Kα+βi+j are derived. Our approach provides a uniform framework …