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.
Book introduces hyperbolic geometry for knot theory.
problem Understanding knots through hyperbolic geometry.
method Explains hyperbolic geometry, geometric structures, and techniques.
result Develops three knot invariants from hyperbolic geometry.
This paper proves hyperbolicity of virtual knot compositions.
problem Proving hyperbolicity of virtual knot compositions.
method Exploring the composition of hyperbolic virtual knots.
result Strong lower bounds on the volume of compositions.
Knot groups of hyperbolic 2-bridge knots are uniquely identified by their finite quotients.
problem Identifying knots based on their group structures.
method Proving hyperbolic 2-bridge knots are uniquely determined by their profinite completions.
result Hyperbolic 2-bridge knots are uniquely identified by their finite quotients.
Study shows infinite hyperbolic knots with odd torsion in Khovanov homology.
problem Understanding torsion in Khovanov homology for hyperbolic knots.
method Analyzes knots in S3 with specific torsion in Khovanov homology. result Infinitely many hyperbolic knots with odd torsion in Khovanov homology.
Paper constructs infinitely many non-braid positive hyperbolic L-space knots.
problem Proving the non-braid positivity of hyperbolic L-space knots.
method Constructs infinitely many hyperbolic L-space knots that are not braid positive.
result Distinct examples from Baker and Kegel's constructions.
Infinite hyperbolic knots yield unusual surgeries.
problem Finding knots with specific surgery results.
method Examined infinite families of hyperbolic knots and their surgeries.
result Discovered knots with surgeries producing graph manifolds with five disjoint, non-parallel incompressible tori.
Positive braids with at least two twists form hyperbolic knots.
problem Classifying knots formed by specific braids.
method Conditions on positive braids with at least two full twists.
result Closure of such braids forms hyperbolic knots.
New knot found with unique property.
problem Existence of hyperbolic fibered slice knots with specific monodromy.
method Constructed a specific type of hyperbolic fibered slice knot.
result Negative answer to a question posed by Hubbard et al.
The paper finds hyperbolic small knots in many 3-manifolds.
problem Finding small knots in 3-manifolds.
method Explicit examples of hyperbolic small knots in spherical 3-manifolds.
result Explicit examples of hyperbolic small knots in most spherical 3-manifolds.
New infinite family of hyperbolic L-space knots with specific semigroups.
problem Characterizing semigroups of L-space knots.
method Defined formal semigroups from Alexander polynomials and analyzed hyperbolic knots.
result Found an infinite family of hyperbolic L-space knots with semigroups generated by five elements.
The study finds infinite meridional essential surfaces in hyperbolic knot exteriors of various genera.
problem Existence of meridional essential surfaces in hyperbolic knot exteriors.
method Essential tangle decompositions and meridional essential embeddings.
result Infinite collection of hyperbolic knots with meridional essential surfaces of arbitrary genus and boundary components.
This paper determines nonhyperbolicity conditions for P/P and P/SF knots.
problem Classifying hyperbolic P/P and P/SF knots.
method Providing necessary, sufficient, or equivalent conditions for nonhyperbolicity.
result Necessary, sufficient, or equivalent conditions for P/P or P/SF knots being nonhyperbolic.
We show that a hyperbolic 2-bridge knot complement is the unique knot complement in its commensurability class. We also discuss constructions of commensurable hyperbolic knot complements and put forth a conjecture on the number of hyperbolic knot complements in a commensurability class.
T. Saito and M. Teragaito asked whether Berge knots of type VII are hyperbolic, and showed that some infinite sequences of the knots are hyperbolic. We show that Berge knots of types VII and VIII are hyperbolic except the known sequence of torus knots. We used the Reidemeister torsions. As a result, the Alexander polyn…
Flattenings of knotted surfaces help define new invariants.
problem Understanding and quantifying knotted surfaces in 4-sphere.
method Using hyperbolic decompositions and projections onto 2-sphere.
result Introduced layering, trunk, and partition number invariants.
The paper connects knot volume to A-polynomial structure.
problem Understanding the relationship between knot volume and A-polynomial structure. method Examining satellite knots and their A-polynomials to conjecture a connection with hyperbolic volume. result The conjecture that knots with zero hyperbolic volume have A-polynomials with specific factor structure. Study shows volume and genus unrelated for hyperbolic fibred knots.
problem Volume and genus of hyperbolic fibred knots are unrelated.
method Analyzes hyperbolic fibred knots in three-sphere.
result Volume and genus are unrelated for hyperbolic fibred knots.
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.
How do Seifert surgeries on hyperbolic knots arise from those on torus knots? We approach this question from a networking viewpoint. The Seifert Surgery Network is a 1-dimensional complex whose vertices correspond to Seifert surgeries; two vertices are connected by an edge if one Seifert surgery is obtained from the ot…
Loosely speaking, the Volume Conjecture states that the limit of the n-th colored Jones polynomial of a hyperbolic knot, evaluated at the primitive complex n-th root of unity is a sequence of complex numbers that grows exponentially. Moreover, the exponential growth rate is proportional to the hyperbolic volume of the …
For a hyperbolic knot in the 3-sphere, the distance between toroidal surgeries is at most 5, except the figure eight knot. In this paper, we determine all hyperbolic knots that admit two toroidal surgeries with distance 5.
Paper finds first infinite family of hyperbolic knots with specific properties.
problem Identifying new hyperbolic knots with specific properties.
method Examined SnapPy census and used knot theory to find new infinite family.
result First infinite family of strongly invertible hyperbolic L-space knots with braid index four and tunnel number two.
We complete the classification of hyperbolic pretzel knots admitting Seifert fibered surgeries. This is the final step in understanding all exceptional surgeries on hyperbolic pretzel knots. We also present results toward similar classifications for non-pretzel Montesinos knots of length three.
New research finds infinitely many hyperbolic knots not almost-fibered.
problem Understanding the properties of knots and their complements.
method Examined hyperbolic knots and their Seifert surfaces.
result Existence of infinitely many hyperbolic genus one knots that are not almost-fibered.
New infinite family of knots found with unique properties.
problem Finding asymmetric L-space knots with specific properties.
method Generalizing known asymmetric L-space knot t12533 to form an infinite family.
result First infinite family of asymmetric hyperbolic L-space knots of braid index 4.
The study characterizes slopes for hyperbolic knots and Whitehead doubles.
problem Identifying characterizing slopes for hyperbolic knots and Whitehead doubles.
method Combining JSJ decompositions, geodesic lengths, and volume inequalities.
result Explicit conditions for characterizing slopes and examples of non-characterizing slopes.
New hyperbolic knots with convex Upsilon invariants constructed.
problem Constructing knots with convex Upsilon invariants.
method Combinatorial method for (1,1)-knots and connected sum operation. result Infinitely many mutually non-concordant hyperbolic knots with convex Upsilon invariants.
Topological quantum computers use hyperbolic knots for computations.
problem The difficulty of calculating quantum invariants of knots.
method Using hyperbolic knots to compute topological quantum computer invariants.
result The hyperbolic geometry of knots is unlikely to be useful for topological quantum computation.
Study shows hyperbolic knots' monodromy without fixed points.
problem Understanding fixed points in knot monodromy.
method Using Baldwin--Hu--Sivek argument and knot Floer homology.
result Monodromy of hyperbolic fibered knots is freely isotopic to a map with no fixed points.
For a hyperbolic knot in the 3-sphere, at most finitely many Dehn surgeries yield non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds. As a typical case of such an exceptional surgery, a toroidal surgery is one that yields a closed 3-manifold containing an incompressible torus. The slope corresponding to a toroidal surgery, called a toroidal s…
Hyperbolic knots decompose into prism orbifolds.
problem Understanding hyperbolic knot complements and their geometric properties.
method Analyzing knot complements as quotients of H3 by discrete groups of reflections in polyhedra with triangular prism combinatorial type. result Knot complements decompose into hidden symmetries and contain closed, embedded, totally geodesic surfaces.
This paper shows hyperbolic knots can have arbitrarily large torsion in knot Floer homology.
problem Understanding the torsion order in knot Floer homology for hyperbolic knots.
method Unified approach using Upsilon torsion function.
result Arbitrarily large torsion orders realized by hyperbolic knots, most of which are twisted torus knots.
We show that the hyperbolic volume of a hyperbolic knot is a quandle cocycle invariant. Further we show that it completely determines invertibility and positive/negative amphicheirality of hyperbolic knots.
Proves freely 2-periodic knots have two canonical components in their character variety.
problem Identifying freely 2-periodic knots in character varieties.
method Analyzes SL(2, C) character variety and hyperbolic torsion polynomial.
result Character variety has two canonical components for freely 2-periodic knots.
We show that given n>0, there exists a hyperbolic knot K with trivial Alexander polynomial, trivial finite type invariants of order <=n, and such that the volume of the complement of K is larger than n. This contrasts with the known statement that the volume of the complement of a hyperbolic alternating knot is bounded…
New infinite class of hyperbolic knots with high genus and generalized torsion found.
problem Finding knots with high genus and generalized torsion.
method Demonstrated through (2, 2q+1)-torus knots and their twist families.
result Infinitely many hyperbolic knots with arbitrarily high genus and generalized torsion.
The paper verifies no cosmetic surgeries on knots and 3-manifolds using hyperbolic geometry.
problem Checking cosmetic surgeries on knots and 3-manifolds.
method Knot invariants and hyperbolic geometry.
result Verification of no cosmetic surgeries on knots and 3-manifolds.
Smooth knots in complex hyperbolic plane limit sets to chains or R-circles.
problem Characterizing limit sets of knots in complex hyperbolic geometry.
method Analyzing embeddings of knots as limit sets of discrete subgroups of PU(2, 1).
result Knots are either chains or R-circles as limit sets.
The study limits the number of 2-holed tori in knot exteriors.
problem Bounding the number of 2-holed tori in knot exteriors.
method Continuing Motegi's program, the paper applies universal bounds to hyperbolic knots.
result There are at most six non-isotopic, nested, essential 2-holed tori in the complement of every hyperbolic knot.
The study limits the number of ribbon concordant fibered knots.
problem Understanding the relationship between ribbon concordance and fibered knots.
method Combining Floer homology results with fixed points of monodromy and volume inequalities.
result There are only finitely many hyperbolic fibered knots ribbon concordant to any given knot.
Paper analyzes double twist knots using adjoint hyperbolic torsion polynomial.
problem Determining the genus and fibering of double twist knots.
method Uses adjoint hyperbolic torsion polynomial to analyze double twist knots.
result The adjoint hyperbolic torsion polynomial determines the genus and fibering of double twist knots.
New findings on cosmetic surgeries for satellite knots.
problem Cosmetic surgeries on knots and their properties.
method Analyzing satellite knots and their hyperbolic structures.
result Existence of hyperbolic satellite knots with cosmetic surgeries.
In 1978, W. Thurston revolutionized low diemsional topology with his work on hyperbolic 3-manifolds. In this paper, we discuss what is currently known about knots in the 3-sphere with hyperbolic complements. Then focus is on geometric invariants coming out of the hyperbolic structures. This is one of a collection of ar…
In this article we examine the conjecture of Neumann and Reid that the only hyperbolic knots in the 3-sphere which admit hidden symmetries are the figure-eight knot and the two dodecahedral knots. Knots whose complements cover hyperbolic reflection orbifolds admit hidden symmetries, and we verify the Neumann-Reid con…
The group of any nontrivial torus knot, hyperbolic 2-bridge knot, or hyperbolic knot with unknotting number one contains infinitely many elements, none the automorphic image of another, such that each normally generates the group.
It is conjectured that a hyperbolic knot admits at most three Dehn surgeries which yield closed three manifolds containing incompressible tori. We show that there exist infinitely many hyperbolic knots which attain the conjectural maximum number. Interestingly, those surgeries correspond to consecutive integers.
We complete the project begun by Callahan, Dean and Weeks to identify all knots whose complements are in the SnapPea census of hyperbolic manifolds with seven or fewer tetrahedra. Many of these ``simple'' hyperbolic knots have high crossing number. We also compute their Jones polynomials.