Study shows link determinant densities converge to Mahler measure.
problem Determinant densities of infinite links and their convergence.
method Folner convergence of finite links to infinite biperiodic alternating link L, Mahler measure of characteristic polynomial.
result Determinant densities of finite links converge to Mahler measure of L.
The study of semi-regular biperiodic alternating links and their geometric properties.
problem Understanding the geometric properties of biperiodic alternating links.
method Analyzing semi-regular links in the thickened torus, determining volumes, and relating commensurability and arithmeticity to Euclidean tilings.
result There exist infinitely many pairwise incommensurable semi-regular links with the same invariant trace field.
Study fully augmented links in thickened torus, generalizing S3 results.
problem Classify and describe geometric properties of fully augmented links in thickened torus.
method Geometric analysis and decomposition of link complements into ideal right-angled torihedra.
result Proves Volume Density Conjecture for fully augmented links in thickened torus.
A new polynomial invariant for links in a thickened torus exhibits volume conjecture behavior.
problem Defining and characterizing a new polynomial invariant for links in a thickened torus.
method Defining a new invariant JnT, proving properties, and providing constructions. result The invariant JnT exhibits volume conjecture behavior, providing the first example of this in a virtual link. The paper calculates actions of string link operations for 4- and 5-component links.
problem Classifying link-homotopy classes of string links.
method Explicit calculation of actions of partial conjugations and conjugations for 4- and 5-component string links.
result Presentations of link-homotopy classes for 4- and 5-component links.
Study proves chainmail links are L-space links.
problem Understanding L-space links in chainmail links.
method Inspired by alternating links, uses flat augmentation.
result Proves alternating chainmail links are L-space links.
New findings on T-links derived from torus links.
problem Difficulty in determining geometric type of T-links.
method Examined T-links obtained by full twists along torus links.
result T-links obtained by full twists are not torus links.
Paper discusses when virtual links are equivalent as twisted links.
problem Determining equivalence of virtual links as twisted links.
method Using stable equivalence classes of links in oriented thickenings of surfaces.
result Necessary and sufficient condition for virtual links to be equivalent as twisted links.
Abstract lists known link diagrams for all principal congruence link complements.
problem Identifying all known link diagrams for principal congruence link complements.
method Compilation of known link diagrams.
result Compilation of known link diagrams for principal congruence link complements.
Classifies colored links and spatial graphs up to colored link-homotopy.
problem Classifying colored links and spatial graphs up to colored link-homotopy.
method Using Habegger-Lin theory for colored string links, and extending to colored links and spatial graphs.
result Classification of colored links and spatial graphs up to colored link-homotopy.
Paper finds linking numbers for Montesinos links using a simple algorithm.
problem Calculating linking numbers for Montesinos links.
method Simple proof and numerical algorithm for rational links, extending to Montesinos links.
result Linking numbers found for any two components in Montesinos links.
We define and prove properties of link lattice complexes for plumbed links.
problem Understanding the homology and formality of plumbed L-space links.
method Define and analyze link lattice complexes, proving homotopy equivalence and formality properties.
result Link lattice complexes are homotopy equivalent to link Floer complexes for plumbed links.
Study of Lorenz links and T-links, showing equivalence and unique presentations.
problem Understanding equivalence and uniqueness of T-link presentations for Lorenz links.
method Minimal-braid approach, V-link braids, T-link parameters, geometric type criteria.
result Explicit correspondence between V-links and T-links, criteria for equivalence and uniqueness.
New links homotopic but not isotopic to a given link.
problem Constructing links that are homotopic but not isotopic.
method Constructing a family of links with specific properties.
result Existence of links homotopic but not isotopic to a given link.
Paper proves Reshetikhin-Turaev link invariants appear in higher order terms of re-normalized link invariants for plumbed links.
problem Proving relations between Reshetikhin-Turaev and re-normalized link invariants for links.
method Analyzing higher order terms of re-normalized link invariants for plumbed links.
result Reshetikhin-Turaev link invariants appear in higher order terms of re-normalized link invariants for plumbed links.
Method converts virtual link diagrams to normal form, preserving equivalence.
problem Normalizing virtual link diagrams to study their properties.
method Method converts virtual link diagrams to normal form.
result Normal virtual link diagrams from equivalent diagrams are equivalent.
New method classifies 4-component link homotopy using claspers.
problem Classifying link-homotopy classes of 4-component links.
method Using Habiro's clasper theory to modify Levine's algebraic computations.
result More symmetrical and schematic classification of 4-component link homotopy.
Extends positive and almost positive links to successively almost positive ones.
problem Extending properties of positive and almost positive diagrams and links.
method Introducing successively almost positive diagrams and links, and analyzing their properties.
result Improves known results of positive and almost positive links.
Study of knots and links in 2-complexes, defining linking numbers and polynomials.
problem Understanding knots and links in 2-dimensional complexes.
method Definition of linking numbers and Kauffman-type bracket polynomials for links in 2-complexes.
result Established relationships between 2-complexes and knots/links in 3-manifolds.
Study Milnor invariants for covering links to distinguish certain links.
problem Distinguish links using Milnor invariants for covering links.
method Generalize Hartley and Murasugi's covering linkage invariants and use cobordism invariants.
result First non-vanishing Milnor invariants of a Brunnian link modulo 2 equals a sum of linking numbers of covering links.
Generalizes ribbonness result for surface-links.
problem Characterizing ribbon surface-links.
method Analyzes handle-irreducible summands and uses equivalences.
result Every stable-ribbon surface-link is a ribbon surface-link.
We generalized the periodic links to \emph{transitive} links in a 3-manifold M. We find a complete classification theorem of transitive links in a 3-dimensional sphere R3. We study these links from several different aspects including polynomial invariants using the relation between link polynomials of…
Characterizes a subset of links using quasipositive and homogeneous properties.
problem Understanding the properties of T-positive links.
method Characterization through strongly quasipositive and T-homogeneous braids.
result T-positive links are precisely the strongly quasipositive links that are closures of T-homogeneous braids.
New link invariants from colored link polynomial.
problem Constructing stronger link invariants.
method Using skein invariant of colored links.
result Invariants stronger than HOMFLYPT polynomial.
Study links' flat-virtual diagrams to create link invariants.
problem Equivalence and invariants of flat-virtual diagrams.
method Maps from links in thickened surfaces to flat-virtual links.
result Investigation of flat-virtual diagrams' equivalence and invariants.
Study maps on link Floer homology for unoriented link cobordisms.
problem Defining maps on link Floer homology induced by unoriented link cobordisms.
method Introduced disoriented link cobordism to track critical points, constructed a map on unoriented link Floer homology.
result Comparison with existing constructions for unoriented band moves.
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.
Innovates a three-component link homotopy invariant.
problem Classifying three-component link maps up to homotopy.
method Developed tools and invariants for distinguishing three-component link maps.
result Found three-component link maps that are not homotopic.
Generalizes surface-link normal forms to immersed links.
problem Normal forms for surface-links and their immersions.
method Introduces ribbon-clasp surface-links and proves normal forms.
result Any surface-link can be described in a symmetric normal form.
Enhanced Alexander module detects linking numbers in links.
problem Detecting linking numbers in links using Alexander modules.
method Defining and singling out meridians and longitudes in reduced Alexander modules.
result The enhanced Alexander module determines all linking numbers.
String links classified up to 2n-moves and link-homotopy.
problem Classifying string links up to specific moves and link-homotopy.
method Using Milnor link-homotopy invariants and 2n-moves. result Equivalence classes of string links form a finite group.
The paper uses Heegaard Floer homology to find lower bounds on link genera.
problem Finding lower bounds on the 4-genus of links with vanishing pairwise linking numbers.
method Using the h-function from Heegaard Floer homology to describe genera of surfaces bounded by link components.
result The h-function provides lower bounds for the 4-genus of links, and these bounds are sharp for some L-space links.
Study shows hyperbolic links are not common among prime links.
problem Understanding the prevalence of hyperbolic links among prime links.
method Analyzing satellite and prime non-split links of varying complexity.
result The proportion of hyperbolic links among all prime non-split links does not approach 1 as complexity increases.
The theory of signature invariants of links in rational homology spheres is applied to covering links of homology boundary links. From patterns and Seifert matrices of homology boundary links, an explicit formula is derived to compute signature invariants of their covering links. Using the formula, we produce fused bou…
The paper classifies links up to link-homotopy using claspers.
problem Classifying links up to link-homotopy.
method Using Habiro's clasper calculus, defining a linear representation of the homotopy braid group, and providing a geometric proof.
result Geometric proof of Levine's classification of 4-component links and further classification of 5-component links in the algebraically split case.
New proof of link classification using map invariants.
problem Classifying two-component links in S3 and string links. method Invariants of link maps S2⊔S2oS4 and their variations. result New proof of Nakanishi-Ohyama classification for two-component links.
New methods show hyperbolicity of Brunnian links.
problem Determining hyperbolicity of Brunnian links.
method Geometric/combinatorial topology techniques applied to links with at least one unknotted component.
result Determine hyperbolicity for all Brunnian links.
The paper examines when links can have homeomorphic C-complexes.
problem When do two links have homeomorphic C-complexes?
method The paper investigates the conditions under which two links admit homeomorphic C-complexes, focusing on pairwise and triple linking numbers.
result Pairwise linking number provides a complete obstruction for 2-component links, while Milnor's triple linking number provides a complete obstruction for 3 or more components with zero pairwise linking number.
Link colorings linked to Goeritz matrix.
problem Understanding link colorings and their relation to the Goeritz matrix.
method Exploring the relationship between link colorings and the Goeritz matrix.
result Established a connection between link colorings and the Goeritz matrix.
Link Floer homology detects split links.
problem Detecting split links in link Floer homology.
method Module structure on link Floer homology and sutured Floer homology results.
result Link Floer homology detects split links.
Method converts virtual link diagrams to normal ones.
problem Convert virtual link diagrams to normal ones.
method Double covering technique and generalized Reidemeister moves, Kauffman flypes.
result Normal virtual link diagrams obtained from equivalent virtual link diagrams are related by moves.
Jones polynomial gaps removed for quasi-alternating links.
problem Proving Jones polynomial gaps for quasi-alternating links.
method Proving Jones polynomial properties through link twisting and conjecturing for prime quasi-alternating links.
result Jones polynomial gaps removed for certain quasi-alternating links.
This paper classifies virtual string links up to cobordism using group theory.
problem Classifying virtual string links up to cobordism.
method Using group theory, specifically the group Zn(n−1). result Virtual string links up to cobordism are classified by elements of Zn(n−1). New link types derived from old links.
problem Understanding the structure of modular links.
method Analyzing the complements of arithmetic modular links and comparing them to augmented chainlinks.
result Arithmetic modular links are homeomorphic to augmented chainlinks.
New invariant refines Milnor's triple linking number, revealing more information for complex links.
problem Indeterminacy of Milnor's triple linking number in complex link configurations.
method Introduced a new invariant called the total triple linking number, refining Milnor's original.
result The total triple linking number is non-trivial for every (n≥6)-component link, providing more information than classical triple linking numbers. Twisted torus links are given by twisting a subset of strands on a closed braid representative of a torus link. T--links are a natural generalization, given by repeated positive twisting. We establish a one-to-one correspondence between positive braid representatives of Lorenz links and T--links, so Lorenz links and T-…
Paper discusses a new link invariant from virtual link theory.
problem Developing a new invariant for twisted links.
method Using JKSS invariant of virtual links and double coverings.
result Derived a new invariant for twisted links.
Extends Benard-Conway invariant to all two-component links.
problem Counting irreducible SU(2) representations for two-component links.
method Counting irreducible SU(2) representations with fixed meridional traces.
result Invariant equals symmetrized multivariable link signature for (2, 2n)-torus links.