arXiv research

Smooth knots in complex hyperbolic plane limit sets to chains or R-circles.

We set forth a definition of hyperfinite knots. Loosely speaking, these are limits of certain sequences of knots with increasing crossing number. These limits exist in appropriate closures of quotient spaces of knots. We give examples of hyperfinite knots. These examples stem from an application of the Thermodynamic Li…

In this paper we study kleinian groups of Schottky type whose limit set is a wild knot in the sense of Artin and Fox. We show that, if the ``original knot'' fibers over the circle then the wild knot $Λ$ also fibers over the circle. As a consequence, the universal covering of $\mathbb{S}^{3}-Λ$ is $\mathbb{R}^{3}$. We p…

The purpose of this paper is to construct an example of a 2-knot wildly embedded in $\mathbb{S}^{4}$ as the limit set of a Kleinian group. We find that this type of wild 2-knots has very interesting topological properties.

We estimate from above the set of knots, $Ω(n,μ)$, generated by closure of n-string 1+1- and 2+1-dimensional braids of irreducible length $μ$ ($μ>>1$) in the limit n>>1.

In this paper we construct infinitely many wild knots, $\mathbb{S}^{n}\hookrightarrow\mathbb{S}^{n+2}$, for $n=2,3,4$ and 5, each of which is a limit set of a geometrically finite Kleinian group. We also describe some of their properties

Constructs knots from 3-manifolds with specified geometric limits.

The abstract proves every knot type can be parametrized by smooth functions and studies limit knot types.

Hyperfinite knots, or limits of equivalence classes of knots induced by a knot invariant taking values in a metric space, were introduced in a previous article by the author. In this article, we present new examples of hyperfinite knots stemming from sequences of torus knots.

In this paper we prove that a wild knot $K$ which is the limit set of a Kleinian group acting conformally on the unit 3-sphere, with its standard metric, is homogeneous: given two points $p, q\in{K}$ there exists a homeomorphism $f$ of the sphere such that $f(K)=K$ and $f(p)=q$. We also show that if the wild knot is a …

Study shows colored Jones invariants limit to link volumes.

Study connects knot contact homology to Chern-Simons theory's large N limit.

We determine the asymptotic behavior of the higher dimensional Reidemeister torsion for the graph manifolds obtained by exceptional surgeries along twist knots. We show that all irreducible SL(2;C)-representations of the graph manifold are induced by irreducible metabelian representations of the twist knot group. We al…

Innovative warping labeling for twisted knots and braids.

We establish the volume conjecture for (m,2)-cables of the figure 8 knot, when m is odd. For (m,2)-cables of general knots where m is even, we show that the limit in the volume conjecture depends on the parity of the color (of the Kashaev invariant). There are many cases when the volume conjecture for cables of the fig…

Exact formulas for volumes of specific knot cone-manifolds.

Study shows how certain knots and tori are detected by ideal points in character varieties.

We prove that any complete hyperbolic 3--manifold with finitely generated fundamental group, with a single topological end, and which embeds into $\BS^3$ is the geometric limit of a sequence of hyperbolic knot complements in $\BS^3$. In particular, we derive the existence of hyperbolic knot complements which contain ba…

We study the group of rational concordance classes of codimension two knots in rational homology spheres. We give a full calculation of its algebraic theory by developing a complete set of new invariants. For computation, we relate these invariants with limiting behaviour of the Artin reciprocity over an infinite tower…

We will study the asymptotic behaviors of the colored Jones polynomials of the figure-eight knot. In particular we will show that for certain limits we obtain the volumes of the cone manifolds with singularities along the knot.

We consider the Reidemeister torsion associated with SL(2, C)-representations of a knot group. A bifurcation point in the SL(2, C)-character variety of a knot group is a character which is given by both an abelian SL(2, C)-representation and a non-abelian one. We show that there exist limits of the non-acyclic Reidemei…

We study knots in $S^3$ with infinitely many $SU(2)$-cyclic surgeries, which are Dehn surgeries such that every representation of the resulting fundamental group into $SU(2)$ has cyclic image. We show that for every such nontrivial knot $K$, its set of $SU(2)$-cyclic slopes is bounded and has a unique limit point, whic…

In the bordered Floer theory, gluing thickened torus of positive meridional Dehn twist to the boundary of a knot complement result in the knot complement of increased framing. For a fixed knot K, we construct a direct system of positively framed knot complements and study the direct limit. We also study the morphism sp…

Yokota suggested an optimistic limit method of the Kashaev invariants of hyperbolic knots and showed it determines the complex volumes of the knots. His method is very effective and gives almost combinatorial method of calculating the complex volumes. However, to describe the triangulation of the knot complement, he re…

Study contact invariants using Floer homology to understand knots.

We prove that there are compact submanifolds of the 3-sphere whose interiors are not homeomorphic to any geometric limit of hyperbolic knot complements.

Normal distribution found for 2-bridge knots signatures.

Proves properties of instanton knot Floer homology and connected sum formula.

Jones polynomials for knots and links with many crossings calculated efficiently.

Weaving knots are alternating knots with the same projection as torus knots, and were conjectured by X.-S. Lin to be among the maximum volume knots for fixed crossing number. We provide the first asymptotically correct volume bounds for weaving knots, and we prove that the infinite weave is their geometric limit.

Investigates ropelength of complex knots and links.

The paper studies random covers of torus knot complements and their statistical properties.

A polynomial knot in $\mathbb{R}^n$ is a smooth embedding of $\mathbb{R}$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ such that the component functions are real polynomials. In the earlier paper with Mishra, we have studied the space $\mathcal{P}$ of polynomial knots in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with the inductive limit topology coming from the spaces $\m…

We investigate the twisted Alexander polynomial of a 2-bridge knot associated to a Fox coloring. For several families of 2-bridge knots, including but not limited to, torus knots and genus-one knots, we derive formulae for these twisted Alexander polynomials. We use these formulae to confirm a conjecture of Hirasawa an…

Study lattice paths from twist knots and double twist knots.

Classifies knot traces with specific trisection genus limits.

Proves resurgence properties for Habiro elements from radial limits of theta series.

Let O be a three-dimensional Nil-orbifold, with branching locus a knot Sigma transverse to the Seifert fibration. We prove that O is the limit of hyperbolic cone manifolds with cone angle in (pi-epsilon, pi). We also study the space of Dehn filling parameters of O-Sigma. Surprisingly it is not diffeomorphic to the defo…

Formula for colored invariants of torus knots linked to $\mathcal{W}_r$ algebras.

We show that the optimistic limits of the colored Jones polynomials of the hyperbolic knots coincide with the optimistic limits of the Kashaev invariants modulo $4π^2$.

Study calculates quantum hyperbolic invariants for figure-eight knot complement, finding it either 0 or half the volume.

The crosscap number of a knot is an invariant describing the non-orientable surface of smallest genus that the knot bounds. Unlike knot genus (its orientable counterpart), crosscap numbers are difficult to compute and no general algorithm is known. We present three methods for computing crosscap number that offer varyi…

Study proves Hecke lifting conjecture for torus knots and verifies it for any framed knots.

New proof shows knot Floer thickness limits bad domains in diagrams.

Symmetric elastic knots are found for certain classes with dihedral symmetry.

This paper is devoted to the classification of embeddings of higher dimensional manifolds. We study the case of embeddings $S^p\times S^q\to S^m$, which we call knotted tori. The set of knotted tori in the the space of sufficiently high dimension, namely in the metastable range $m\ge p+3q/2+2$, $p\le q$, which is a nat…

Euclidean volumes of hyperbolic knots are algebraic numbers.

I show various calculations of the limit of the colored Jones function for the figure-eight knot and confirm R. Kashaev's conjecture in this case.