Alexander invariant created for doodles, vanishes on unlinked doodles.
problem Creating an Alexander type invariant for doodles.
method Deformation of Tits representation and Chebyshev polynomials of second kind.
result Invariant vanishes on unlinked doodles with more than one component.
Complete invariant defined for doodles on a sphere.
problem Doodles on a 2-sphere.
method Coefficients in series of chord diagrams.
result Finite type invariants of order at most 2n.
Paper shows how to represent Milnor's triple linking number using chord diagrams and doodle invariants.
problem Tackles the representation of Milnor's triple linking number.
method Establishes an analogous description for Milnor's triple linking number using counts of chord diagrams and doodle invariants.
result Shows that Milnor's triple linking number can be represented in terms of chord diagrams and doodle invariants.
A virtual doodle is an equivalence class of virtual diagrams under an equivalence relation generated by flat version of classical Reidemesiter moves and virtual Reidemsiter moves such that Reidemeister moves of type 3 are forbidden. In this paper we discuss colorings of virtual diagrams using an algebra, called a doodl…
Classifies doodles into prime and super prime types, describing them with doodle codes.
problem Classifying doodles into prime and super prime types.
method Using doodle codes to describe complementary regions and enumerate doodle diagrams.
result Super prime doodles have a Hamiltonian circuit.
Doodles were introduced in [R. Fenn and P. Taylor, Introducing doodles, Topology of low-dimensional manifolds, pp. 37--43, Lecture Notes in Math., 722, Springer, Berlin, 1979] but were restricted to embedded circles in the 2-sphere. Khovanov, [M. Khovanov, Doodle groups, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 349 (1997), 2297--2315],…
Computes invariants distinguishing between immersions and embeddings of doodles and blobs on surfaces.
problem Distinguishing between immersions and embeddings of doodles and blobs on surfaces.
method Regular embeddings, bordisms, and exact sequences of abelian groups.
result Exact sequence describing bordisms of immersions and embeddings of doodles on A=RimesI. Doodles link to commutator identities in a 2-sphere.
problem Understanding commutator identities in free groups via doodles.
method Analyzing doodles with proper noose systems and establishing bijections.
result A bijection between doodles and commutator identities.
Paper introduces skew-symmetric matrices for virtual doodle classification.
problem Classifying virtual doodles and distinguishing non-classical doodles.
method Use skew-symmetric augmented matrices and homology intersection number.
result Characterization of virtualization of classical doodles.
We discuss Gauss codes of virtual diagrams and virtual doodles. The notion of a left canonical Gauss code is introduced and it is shown that oriented virtual doodles are uniquely presented by left canonical Gauss codes.
Cactus doodles are geometric objects derived from cactus groups.
problem Understanding geometric structures related to algebraic groups.
method Defining cactus doodles via local moves on plane curves and relating them to cactus groups.
result Established properties of cactus doodles and their connection to cactus groups.
Paper defines doodles on closed surfaces, unifying classical and virtual theories.
problem Classifying doodles on closed surfaces, especially non-orientable ones.
method Introducing twisted virtual doodles, defining twin groups, and proving Alexander- and Markov-type theorems.
result Unified theory of doodles, showing trivial center and residually finite properties.
DOODL learns shared spectral dynamics across related dynamical systems.
problem Learning independent dynamical operators for each system limits discovery of shared structure.
method DOODL learns a dictionary of characteristic spectral dynamics on a manifold of related systems.
result DOODL achieves errors one to two orders of magnitude lower than independent operator estimation methods.
In 1997 M.~Khovanov proved that any doodle can be presented as closure of twin, this result is analogue of classical Alexander's theorem for braids and links. We give a description of twins that have equivalent closures, this theorem is analogue of classical Markov theorem.
To make music composition more approachable, we designed the first AI-powered Google Doodle, the Bach Doodle, where users can create their own melody and have it harmonized by a machine learning model Coconet (Huang et al., 2017) in the style of Bach. For users to input melodies, we designed a simplified sheet-music ba…
The paper classifies 10 antipodal pairings of self-dual maps.
problem Understanding the antipodal pairings of strongly involutive polyhedra.
method Classification of self-dual pairings and construction of polyhedra.
result Determination of 10 antipodal pairings among 24 self-dual pairings.
Proves Alexander and Markov theorems for higher genus virtual doodles.
problem Classifying isotopy classes of immersed circles on surfaces.
method Introduces virtual twin groups to extend twin groups and prove theorems for higher genus.
result Proves Alexander and Markov theorems for higher genus virtual doodles.
Given a plane curve γ:S1→R2, we consider the problem of determining the minimal number I(γ) of inflections which curves $\mbox{diff}(γ)$ may have, where $\mbox{diff}$ runs over the group of diffeomorphisms of R2. We show that if γ is an immersed curve with D(γ) double points and no othe…
We investigate using reinforcement learning agents as generative models of images (extending arXiv:1804.01118). A generative agent controls a simulated painting environment, and is trained with rewards provided by a discriminator network simultaneously trained to assess the realism of the agent's samples, either uncond…
This paper explores Brunnian twin groups and their properties.
problem Alexander-Markov correspondence for isotopy classes of immersed circles.
method Diagrammatic representations and combinatorial structures.
result Brunnian twin groups are free groups when more than two strands are involved.
Abstract invariant cannot be expressed using various slice-torus invariants.
problem Cannot express Iida-Taniguchi's slice-torus invariant using other known invariants.
method Analysis of various known invariants and their properties.
result Iida-Taniguchi's slice-torus invariant cannot be realized as a linear combination of other invariants.
The θ invariant encompasses the Rozansky-Overbay invariant.
problem None explicitly stated in the abstract.
method Generalization of the Rozansky-Overbay invariant using the θ invariant. result The θ invariant recovers the Rozansky-Overbay invariant. Non-invariant complex structures on Lie groups are not biholomorphic to invariant ones.
problem Understanding non-invariant deformations of complex structures on Lie groups.
method Computed cohomologies to show non-biholomorphicity.
result Non-invariant complex structures are not biholomorphic to invariant ones.
The Kuperberg invariant is shown to be gauge invariant for certain framed 3-manifolds.
problem Exploring gauge invariance of the Kuperberg invariant for specific 3-manifolds.
method Using hyperbolic 3-manifolds and finite-dimensional Hopf algebras.
result First examples of gauge invariants of general finite-dimensional Hopf algebras via topological methods.
New polynomial invariant distinguishes singular links.
problem Distinguishing singular links using existing invariants.
method Generalized quandle polynomial to singquandles and constructed a singular link invariant.
result New polynomial invariant distinguishes singular links with same counting invariant.
We show that the perturbative g invariant of rational homology 3-spheres can be recovered from the LMO invariant for any simple Lie algebra g, i.e, the LMO invariant is universal among the perturbative invariants. This universality was conjectured in [25]. Since the perturbative invariants dominate …
Paper introduces new invariant for pairs of immersions.
problem Understanding behavior of immersions through tangencies and triple points.
method Introduces J2+-invariant for oriented pairs of immersions, invariant under inverse tangencies and triple points. result Invariant changes under direct tangencies but remains invariant under orientation change and inverse tangencies.
Grid homology confirms the Upsilon invariant in knot theory.
problem Verifying the equivalence of Upsilon invariants in knot theory.
method Reconstructed Upsilon invariant using grid homology and proved equivalence.
result Upsilon invariants in knot Floer and grid homology are equivalent.
Constructs universal link invariants from intersections in configuration spaces.
problem Globalise topologically all coloured Jones polynomials and ADO polynomials.
method Defines new link invariants from graded intersections in configuration spaces.
result Recover all coloured Jones polynomials and ADO polynomials for links.
New invariant CWR for alternating links is stronger than existing invariants.
problem Developing a stronger invariant for alternating links.
method Introducing CWR invariant as an array of two-variable polynomials. result The CWR invariant is stronger than classical invariants like HOMFLYPT and Kauffman polynomials. Defines knot concordance invariant using instanton homology and Donaldson invariants.
problem Knot concordance and its classification.
method Defines an invariant φ for knots in the 3-sphere using Donaldson invariants and Floer's instanton homology. result The invariant φ coincides with a special case of an invariant defined by Froyshov. Combines combinatorial method to extend Milnor invariants to welded links.
problem Extending Milnor invariants to welded links.
method Combinatorial approach.
result Invariance of extended Milnor invariants for welded links.
New family of knots with epsilon invariant nonzero despite Upsilon and phi being zero.
problem Comparing smooth concordance invariants.
method Building an infinite family of knots.
result Found knots with epsilon invariant nonzero but Upsilon and phi zero.
Paper introduces a new invariant for virtual knotoids and proves it's a Vassiliev invariant of order one.
problem Tackles the problem of understanding invariants for virtual knotoids.
method Uses a 0-smoothing invariant constructed from local modifications at classical crossings.
result Demonstrates that the 0-smoothing invariant provides less information than the gluing invariant.
We construct two knot invariants. The first knot invariant is a sum constructed using linking numbers. The second is an invariant of flat knots and is a formal sum of flat knots obtained by smoothing pairs of crossings. This invariant can be used in conjunction with other flat invariants, forming a family of invariants…
As nilpotent studies in knot theory, we focus on invariants of Milnor, Orr, and Kontsevich. We show that the Orr invariant of degree k is equivalent to the tree reduction of the Kontsevich invariant of degree <2k. Furthermore, we will see a close relation between the Orr invariant and the Milnor invariant, and …
Formula connects surface and curve invariants via slice transitions.
problem Computing surface invariants from curve invariants.
method Introducing differential measures for local changes across singular slice transitions.
result Explicit formula for surface invariant change during quadruple-point events.
In this article we introduce a family of transverse invariants arising from the deformations of Khovanov homology. This family includes the invariants introduced by Plamenevskaya and by Lipshitz, Ng, and Sarkar. Then, we investigate the invariants arising from Bar-Natan's deformation. These invariants, called β-invar…
New concordance invariants phi and phi_j are defined and studied.
problem Understanding the relationships between different concordance invariants.
method Defined and analyzed new invariants phi and phi_j, and provided recursive formulas.
result Found infinitely many knots with specific combinations of zero and nonzero phi invariant.
We recall the definition of the quadratic helicity invariant and of the higher asymptotic ergodic M-invariant. We present a simpler new proof (in part) that the M-invariant is ergodic. The M-invariant is a higher invariant, this means that for the magnetic field with closed magnetic lines the invariant is not a f…
Defines new link-homotopy invariants using Milnor's higher order link invariants.
problem Link-homotopy invariants for link maps of multiple components.
method Uses Milnor's higher order link invariants and combinatorial theory of cut-diagrams.
result Provides practical algorithms to compute these invariants and detects families of examples.
New invariants for singular knots and links defined using shadow structures.
problem Defining invariants for singular knots and links.
method Introducing action of singquandles on sets and defining shadow counting and polynomial invariants.
result Enhanced shadow counting invariant for singular knots and links.
We discuss an universal bordism invariant obtained from the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer eta-invariant from the analytic and homotopy theoretic point of view. Classical invariants like the Adams e-invariant, ρ-invariants and String-bordism invariants are derived as special cases. The main results are a secondary index theo…
Paper calculates L-invariant and L*-invariant for complex surface sums.
problem Calculating invariants for complex surface sums.
method Using pants complexes and dual curve complexes.
result First example of arbitrary large invariants for bridge numbers.
Paper proves Rohlin invariant's uniqueness and extends homology sphere invariants.
problem Proving the uniqueness of Rohlin invariant and extending homology sphere invariants.
method Using the Rohlin invariant's uniqueness, the paper extends invariants from trivial 2-cocycles to those with 2-torsion.
result Generalized invariants of homology spheres with 2-torsion values.
The study explores knot invariants using roots of unity.
problem Understanding knot invariants at roots of unity.
method Using Reshetikhin-Turaev method and generalizing ADO invariants.
result Clarified definitions and connections between different invariants.
We consider Milnor invariants for certain covering links as a generalization of covering linkage invariants formulated by R. Hartley and K. Murasugi. A set of Milnor invariants for covering links is a cobordism invariant of a link, and that this invariant can distinguish some links for which the ordinary Milnor invaria…
The universal sl_2 invariant of string links has a universality property for the colored Jones polynomial of links, and takes values in the h-adic completed tensor powers of the quantized enveloping algebra of sl_2. In this paper, we exhibit explicit relationships between the universal sl_2 invariant and Milnor invaria…