This work presents formulas for the Kauffman bracket and Jones polynomials of 3-bridge knots using the structure of Chebyshev knots and their billiard table diagrams. In particular, these give far fewer terms than in the Skein relation expansion. The subject is introduced by considering the easier case of 2-bridge knot…
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In a previous work, the first and third authors studied a random knot model for all two-bridge knots using billiard table diagrams. Here we present a closed formula for the distribution of the crossing numbers of such random knots. We also show that the probability of any given knot appearing in this model decays to ze…
Lower bounds on average genus of 2-bridge knots found.
problem Finding a lower bound on the average genus of 2-bridge knots.
method Developed a random model of 2-bridge knots, counted Seifert circles, and computed a lower bound.
result Computed a lower bound for the average Seifert genus of 2-bridge knots.
Billiard trajectories and geodesics are closely related geometrically.
problem Understanding the relationship between billiard trajectories and geodesics on surfaces.
method Establishing mutual approximation results for billiard trajectories and geodesic segments on surfaces.
result For Riemannian billiard tables, there are families of fold-type surfaces such that every sequence of geodesic segments on these surfaces has a subsequence that converges to a billiard trajectory.
Method finds differential equations for integrable billiard tables.
problem Finding differential equations for integrable billiard tables.
method Introducing a method to find differential equations for functions defining tables.
result Illustrated method in three billiard systems.
Compactness proven for isospectral Birkhoff billiard tables.
problem Proving compactness of isospectral Birkhoff billiard tables.
method Derived a hierarchical structure for integral invariants and used interpolating Hamiltonian.
result Compactness of equivalence classes of marked length isospectral Birkhoff billiard tables.
The paper studies billiards in symmetric tables and finds a measure bound for maximizing orbits.
problem Understanding the measure of maximizing orbits in symmetric billiard tables.
method Introduced a closed invariant set of locally maximizing orbits and gave an effective bound on its measure.
result An effective bound on the measure of the invariant set in terms of the isoperimetric defect of the curve.
E. Gutkin found a remarkable class of convex billiard tables in the plane which have a constant angle invariant curve. In this paper we prove that in dimension 3 only round sphere has such a property. For dimension greater than 3 it must be either a sphere or to have a very special geometric properties. In 2-dimensiona…
We use the Chebyshev knot diagram model of Koseleff and Pecker in order to introduce a random knot diagram model by assigning the crossings to be positive or negative uniformly at random. We give a formula for the probability of choosing a knot at random among all knots with bridge index at most 2. Restricted to this c…
Given a planar compact convex billiard table , we give an algorithm to find the shortest generalised closed billiard orbits on . (Generalised billiard orbits are usual billiard orbits if has smooth boundary.) This algorithm is finite if is a polygon and provides an approximation scheme in general. As an i…
Dan Reznik discovered conserved quantities for ellipses using billiard maps.
problem Conservation laws in periodic billiard trajectories.
method Non-standard generating function for the billiard ball map.
result Proved identities valid for all smooth convex billiard tables.
We give a complete characterization of the relationship between the shape of a Euclidean polygon and the symbolic dynamics of its billiard flow. We prove that the only pairs of tables that can have the same bounce spectrum are right-angled tables that differ by an affine map. The main tool is a new theorem that establi…
Study of billiards in sub-Finsler geometry, including unusual orbits.
problem Exploring billiard dynamics in sub-Finsler spaces.
method Symplectic and variational approaches, control theory.
result Unusual orbits like gliding and creeping orbits exist.
This paper proves integrability of Birkhoff billiards inside convex cones.
problem Proving integrability of Birkhoff billiards in non-traditional shapes.
method Analyzing the billiard inside a convex cone, proving integrability using a first integral of degree two.
result The Birkhoff billiard inside a convex cone is integrable.
We compute the volumes of the eigenform loci in the moduli space of genus two Abelian differentials. From this, we obtain asymptotic formulas for counting closed billiards paths in certain L-shaped polygons with barriers.
Following a recent paper by Baryshnikov and Zharnitskii, we consider outer billiards in the plane possessing invariant curves consisting of periodic orbits. We prove the existence and abundance of such tables using tools from sub-Riemannian geometry. We also prove that the set of 3-periodic outer billiard orbits has ze…
New model shows average genus of 2-bridge knots grows linearly with crossing number.
problem Understanding the growth of Seifert genus for 2-bridge knots.
method Billiard table model for 2-bridge knots.
result Average genus of a 2-bridge knot with crossing number c asymptotically approaches c/4 + 1/12.
Any smooth surface in R^3 may be flattened along the z-axis, and the flattened surface becomes close to a billiard table in R^2 . We show that, under some hypotheses, the geodesic flow of this surface converges locally uniformly to the billiard flow. Moreover, if the billiard is dispersive and has finite horizon, then …
A nice trick for studying the billiard flow in a rational polygon is to unfold the polygon along the trajectories. This gives rise to a translation or half-translation surface tiled by the original polygon, or equivalently an Abelian or quadratic differential. Veech surfaces are a special class of translation surfaces …
Upper bounds for surface-links in the Yoshikawa table are estimated.
problem Estimating Kirby-Thompson invariants of surface-links.
method Using tri-plane diagrams and L-, L*-invariants.
result Upper bounds for surface-links in the Yoshikawa table are obtained.
Proves Birkhoff-Poritsky conjecture for centrally-symmetric billiards.
problem Proves conjecture for centrally-symmetric billiards.
method Uses non-standard generating function, invariant curve structure, and integral-geometry approach.
result Billiard curve is an ellipse under given conditions.
Table of symmetric diagrams for knots up to 10 crossings.
problem Finding symmetric diagrams for strongly invertible knots.
method Compilation of symmetric diagrams for knots up to 10 crossings.
result Similarity of transversal diagrams to symmetric union diagrams for strongly invertible knots.
This paper compiles and calculates triple point numbers for surface-links in Yoshikawa's table.
problem Determining the triple point number of surface-links in Yoshikawa's table.
method Using broken sheet diagrams, the paper compiles known triple point numbers and calculates or bounds the remaining ones.
result Compilation and calculation of triple point numbers for surface-links in Yoshikawa's table.
Outer billiards maps on foliated surfaces with specific vector fields.
problem Characterizing vector fields that induce outer billiards maps on foliated surfaces.
method Analyzing necessary and sufficient conditions for foliation of the exterior of a hypersurface.
result Explicit periodic and unbounded orbits in a specific outer billiard map.
We say that a pair of points x and y is secure if there exist a finite set of blocking points such that any geodesic between x and y passes through one of the blocking points. The main point of this paper is to exhibit new examples of blocking phenomena both in the manifold and the billiard table setting. As an approac…
The paper proves the conjecture about the number of cusps in a caustic formed by reflecting rays in a circle.
problem Proving the conjecture about the number of cusps in a caustic formed by reflecting rays in a circle.
method Analyzing the family of rays emanating from a non-focal point inside an elliptic billiard table, focusing on the caustic formed after multiple reflections.
result A proof of the conjecture that a caustic formed by reflecting rays in a circle has exactly four cusps.
Outer billiards defined on geodesics surfaces in 3D space forms.
problem Defining and analyzing outer billiards on geodesics in 3D space forms.
method Defined an outer billiard map on the space of oriented geodesics, showing diffeomorphism and symplectomorphism properties.
result Outer billiard map is a diffeomorphism and symplectomorphism under certain conditions.
New methods find minimal crossing numbers for surfaces in .
problem Determining minimal crossing numbers for surfaces in .
method Developed new tri-plane diagrams to analyze surfaces.
result Proved minimal crossing numbers for nonorientable unknotted surfaces in .
We construct a Teichmueller curve uniformized by the Fuchsian triangle group (m,n,\infty) for every m<n. Our construction includes the Teichmueller curves constructed by Veech and Ward as special cases. The construction essentially relies on properties of hypergeometric differential operators. For small m, we find Bill…
We compose the table of knots in the thickened torus T x I having diagrams with at most 4 crossings. The knots are constructed by the three-step process. First we list regular graphs of degree 4 with at most 4 vertices, then for each graph we enumerate all corresponding knot projections, and after that we construct the…
New link invariants from diagram colorings match link widths.
problem Defining link widths via diagram colorings.
method Colorings of link diagrams to define invariants and prove their equivalence to link widths.
result Invariants of link widths calculated algorithmically.
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We introduce a new way to tabulate knots by representing knot diagrams using a pair of planar trees. This pair of trees have their edges labeled by integers, they have no valence 2 vertices, and they have the same number of valence 1 vertices. The number of valence 1 vertices of the trees is called the girth of the kno…
Enumerates knots up to five crossings and describes moves between them.
problem Counting and classifying knots up to a specific number of crossings.
method Generated tables of minimal diagrams and derived moves between knots.
result Conjecture about a lower bound for the triple-crossing number based on Alexander polynomial.
This paper connects billiards in ellipses to focal billiards in ellipsoids.
problem Proving the existence of isometric counterparts between billiards in ellipses and focal billiards in ellipsoids.
method Continuous transition via isometric focal billiards in a fixed ellipsoid.
result Established the connection between planar and spatial billiards.
Survey of integrable billiard models and inequalities.
problem Understanding integrable billiard dynamics.
method Analysis of various billiard models.
result Isoperimetric inequality for Mather β-function.
In this paper we present a systematic method to generate prime knot and prime link minimal triple-point projections, and then classify all classical prime knots and prime links with triple-crossing number at most four. We also extend the table of known knots and links with triple-crossing number equal to five. By intro…
Study identifies prime strongly positive amphicheiral knots with double symmetry.
problem Characterizing prime strongly positive amphicheiral knots with specific symmetries.
method Examined knots up to 16 crossings, identified prime knots with double symmetry, and presented almost doubly symmetric diagrams.
result Found the first prime strongly positive amphicheiral knot not slice.
The list of knots with up to 10 crossings is commonly referred to as the Rolfsen Table. This paper presents a way to generate the Rolfsen table in a simple, clear, and reproducible manner. The methods we use are similar to those used by J. Hoste, M. Thistlethwaite, and J. Weeks in [1]. The difference between our method…
Arborescent knots are the ones which can be represented in terms of double fat graphs or equivalently as tree Feynman diagrams. This is the class of knots for which the present knowledge is enough for lifting topological description to the level of effective analytical formulas. The paper describes the origin and struc…
Billiard motion in ellipses analyzed with canonical coordinates.
problem Understanding billiard motion in ellipses.
method Canonical coordinates and kinematic analysis.
result Explicit parametrization of billiard motions using Jacobian elliptic functions.
Abstract collects open problems in billiards and symplectic geometry.
problem Open problems in billiards and symplectic geometry.
method Compilation of open problems from discussions.
result Compilation of open problems.
Inspired by the paper on quantum knots and knot mosaics [23] and grid diagrams (or arc presentations), used extensively in the computations of Heegaard-Floer knot homology [2,3,7,24], we construct the more concise representation of knot mosaics and grid diagrams via mirror-curves. Tame knot theory is equivalent to knot…
Open problems in billiards and optics from a workshop.
problem Open problems in billiards and geometric optics.
method Collection of open problems from a workshop.
result No specific key result mentioned; collection of problems.
This paper deals with Hopf type rigidity for convex billiards on surfaces of constant curvature. We prove that the only convex billiard without conjugate points on the Hyperbolic plane or on the Hemisphere is circular billiard.
Rolling systems limit to billiard models with no-slip collisions.
problem Understanding how rolling systems behave as billiard models with no-slip collisions.
method Showed that no-slip billiards arise as limits of non-holonomic rolling systems.
result Rolling systems limit to billiard models with no-slip collisions.
Proves properties of periodic billiard orbits in ellipses.
problem Understanding periodic orbits in ellipses.
method Geometric and complex analytic methods.
result Sum of cosines of angles remains constant in one-parameter family of polygons.
New invariant distinguishes all knots up to 10 crossings.
problem Classical knot invariants struggle with distinguishing all knots up to 10 crossings.
method Introducing a pair of integer polynomials associated with checkerboard planar graphs of minimal diagrams.
result The invariant distinguishes all knots up to 10 crossings.
Study on billiard trajectories with fixed bounces.
problem Counting periodic trajectories with specific bounces.
method Analyzes two-dimensional dispersive billiard systems.
result Asymptotic growth of primitive periodic trajectories.