arXiv research

A new surgery formula for knot lattice homology.

Knot lattice homology invariant of smooth knot type in rational homology spheres.

Knot lattice homology invariant is preserved under certain 3-manifold diffeomorphisms.

We show that the knot lattice homology of a knot in an L-space is equivalent to the knot Floer homology of the same knot (viewed these invariants as filtered chain complexes over the polynomial ring Z/2Z [U]). Suppose that G is a negative definite plumbing tree which contains a vertex w such that G-w is a union of rati…

New invariant connects knot homology and BPS series for plumbed knot complements.

The study determines lens spaces that can be obtained from surgeries on knots in the Poincaré homology sphere.

New deformations of lattice cohomology help calculate knot invariants.

Legendrian invariant studied in knot lattice homology.

Using instanton Floer theory, extending methods due to Froyshov, we determine the definite lattices that arise from smooth 4-manifolds bounded by certain homology 3-spheres. For example, we show that for +1 surgery on the (2,5) torus knot, the only non-diagonal lattices that can occur are E8 and the indecomposable unim…

Assume that Γ_{v_0} is a tree with vertex set Vert(Γ_{v_0})={v_0, v_1,..., v_n}, and with an integral framing (weight) attached to each vertex except v_0. Assume furthermore that the intersection matrix of G=Γ_{v_0}-{v_0} is negative definite. We define a filtration on the chain complex computing the lattice homology o…

We determine the lens spaces that arise by integer Dehn surgery along a knot in the three-sphere. Specifically, if surgery along a knot produces a lens space, then there exists an equivalent surgery along a Berge knot with the same knot Floer homology groups. This leads to sharp information about the genus of such a kn…

3D space without definite 4D counterpart found.

Study shows surgeries on certain knots bound rational homology 4-balls.

We consider the question of which Dehn surgeries along a given knot bound rational homology balls. We use Ozsváth and Szabó's correction terms in Heegaard Floer homology to obtain general constraints on the surgery coefficients. We then turn our attention to the case of integral surgeries, with particular emphasis on p…

Determines surgeries on chain links bounding rational homology balls using lattice-theoretic methods.

New 3-manifolds bound rational 4-balls through specific operations.

This paper explores how many positive integer surgeries on a knot produce a manifold rational homology cobordant to a lens space.

We prove a generalisation of Elkies' theorem to nonunimodular definite forms (and lattices). Combined with inequalities of Froyshov and of Ozsvath and Szabo, this gives a simple test of whether a rational homology 3-sphere may bound a definite four-manifold. As an example we show that small positive surgeries on torus …

Research finds bounds for knots in hexagonal lattice and classifies 11-stick knots.

We give a simple example showing that a knot or link diagram that lies in the ${\mathbb{Z}}^2$ lattice is not necessarily the projection of a lattice stick knot or link in the ${\mathbb{Z}}^3$ lattice, and we give a necessary and sufficient condition for when a knot or link diagram that lies in the ${\mathbb{Z}}^2$ lat…

We classify the positive definite intersection forms that arise from smooth 4-manifolds with torsion-free homology bounded by positive integer surgeries on the right-handed trefoil. A similar, slightly less complete classification is given for the (2,5)-torus knot, and analogous results are obtained for integer surgeri…

Vertex distortion measures how far lattice knots deviate from straight lines.

The study examines knot probabilities in confined lattice polygons.

Classifies knots by lattice size, finding unknot ratios and crossing numbers.

Proves lattice homology equals Heegaard Floer homology for certain 3-manifolds.

The cubic lattice stick index of a knot type is the least number of sticks necessary to construct the knot type in the 3-dimensional cubic lattice. We present the cubic lattice stick index of various knots and links, including all (p,p+1)-torus knots, and show how composing and taking satellites can be used to obtain t…

The paper examines lattice homology invariants of Seifert homology spheres.

One type of switch simplifies operations on lattice knots.

Study lattice paths from twist knots and double twist knots.

Using the link surgery formula for Heegaard Floer homology we find a spectral sequence from the lattice homology of a plumbing tree to the Heegaard Floer homology of the corresponding 3-manifold. This spectral sequence shows that for graphs with at most two "bad" vertices, the lattice homology is isomorphic to the Heeg…

We outline the theory of sets with distributive operations: multishelves and multispindles, with examples provided by semi-lattices, lattices and skew lattices. For every such a structure we define multi-term distributive homology and show some of its properties. The main result is a complete formula for the homology o…

The lattice stick number of a knot type is defined to be the minimal number of straight line segments required to construct a polygon presentation of the knot type in the cubic lattice. In this paper, we mathematically prove that the trefoil knot $3_1$ and the figure-8 knot $4_1$ are the only knot types of lattice stic…

The (isothermic) compressibility of lattice knots can be examined as a model of the effects of topology and geometry on the compressibility of ring polymers. In this paper, the compressibility of minimal length lattice knots in the simple cubic, face centered cubic and body centered cubic lattices are determined. Our r…

We propose a classification of knots in S^1 x S^2 that admit a longitudinal surgery to a lens space. Any lens space obtainable by longitudinal surgery on some knots in S^1 x S^2 may be obtained from a Berge-Gabai knot in a Heegaard solid torus of S^1 x S^2, as observed by Rasmussen. We show that there are yet two other…

Discrete knot theory models use lattice-filtered graphs to detect merging knot components.

This thesis is concerned with the question of when the double branched cover of an alternating knot can arise by Dehn surgery on a knot in $S^3$. We approach this problem using a surgery obstruction, first developed by Greene, which combines Donaldson's Diagonalization Theorem with the $d$-invariants of Ozsv{á}th and S…

We show that the set of even positive definite lattices that arise from smooth, simply-connected 4-manifolds bounded by a fixed homology 3-sphere can depend on more than the ranks of the lattices. We provide two homology 3-spheres with distinct sets of such lattices, each containing a distinct nonempty subset of the ra…

Researchers describe a new method to compute Seiberg-Witten-Floer spectra for a specific class of manifolds.

The lattice stick number $s_L(K)$ of a knot $K$ is defined to be the minimal number of straight line segments required to construct a stick presentation of $K$ in the cubic lattice. In this paper, we find an upper bound on the lattice stick number of a nontrivial knot $K$, except trefoil knot, in terms of the minimal c…

Classifies lattices from knot surgeries, defining a concordance invariant.

Paper proves a conjecture about a Heegaard Floer invariant for certain rational homology spheres.

We define and prove properties of link lattice complexes for plumbed links.

The lattice stick number of knots is defined to be the minimal number of straight sticks in the cubic lattice required to construct a lattice stick presentation of the knot. We similarly define the lattice stick number $s_{L}(G)$ of spatial graphs $G$ with vertices of degree at most six (necessary for embedding into th…

The paper introduces lattice homology for integrally closed submodules and applies it to geometric invariants.

We construct an infinite commutative lattice of groups whose dual spaces give Kauffman finite-type invariants of long virtual knots. The lattice is based "horizontally" upon the Polyak algebra and extended "vertically" using Manturov's functorial map $f$. For each $n$, the $n$-th vertical line in the lattice contains a…

Study links weaving knots with polynomial coefficients and lattice numbers.

Lattices in PSL(2,C) are omnipotent, acting on geodesics and homology.

Proof of Knot Entropy Conjecture for tube lattice polygons.