We study Legendrian knots in a cabled knot type. Specifically, given a topological knot type K, we analyze the Legendrian knots in knot types obtained from K by cabling, in terms of Legendrian knots in the knot type K. As a corollary of this analysis, we show that the (2,3)-cable of the (2,3)-torus knot is not transver…
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Computes knot types using HOMFLY-PT polynomial.
problem Determining chiral knot and link types with small crossing numbers.
method Uses the HOMFLY-PT polynomial to compute knot types from 3D coordinates.
result Efficacy of HOMFLY-PT for knot types up to crossing number 16.
Ultraknots and limit knotsmath.GT
The abstract proves every knot type can be parametrized by smooth functions and studies limit knot types.
problem Understanding all knot types and their parametrizations.
method Proving every knot type can be represented by smooth functions and studying limit knot types.
result Every knot type can be parametrized by smooth functions and limit knot types exist.
The paper defines a new equivalence relation for knot projections and finds an infinite number of distinct classes.
problem Classifying knot projections based on weak homotopy equivalence.
method Defining weak (1, 2, 3) homotopy and using it to find an invariant.
result There are an infinite number of weak (1, 2, 3) homotopy equivalence classes of knot projections.
A quadrisecant of a knot is a straight line intersecting the knot at four points. If a knot has finitely many quadrisecants, one can replace each subarc between two adjacent secant points by the line segment between them to get the quadrisecant approximation of the original knot. It was conjectured that the quadrisecan…
The paper introduces a new filtration for knot invariants and proves the existence of nontrivial knots.
problem The existence of nontrivial knots with specific invariant properties.
method Definition of F-order and n-triviality via virtualization and forbidden moves.
result Existence of infinitely many nontrivial classical knots and a nontrivial virtual knot with specific invariant properties.
A specific type of knot has a petal number of 2r+3.
problem Determining the petal number of a particular torus knot.
method Analyzing the structure of the torus knot for odd .
result The petal number of the torus knot is .
Improved bounds on stick numbers of knots up to 13 crossings.
problem Finding better bounds on the stick number of knots.
method Simulated annealing with knot-type preserving moves.
result Comprehensive table of stick number bounds on all knots through 13 crossings.
New method confirms conjectures about specific Legendrian knots.
problem Classifying Legendrian knots of specific topological types.
method New method of comparing Legendrian knots with nontrivial symmetry group.
result Conjectures about specific Legendrian knots are confirmed.
New invariant fully describes finite type invariants of knots in homology 3-spheres.
problem Constructing a universal finite type invariant for knots in homology 3-spheres.
method Refined construction of a new invariant that is strictly stronger and universal.
result New invariant fully describes the graded space of finite type invariants of knots in homology 3-spheres.
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…
We prove that the class of topological knot types that are both Legendrian simple and satisfy the uniform thickness property (UTP) is closed under cabling. An immediate application is that all iterated cabling knot types that begin with negative torus knots are Legendrian simple. We also examine, for arbitrary numbers …
The paper classifies Legendrian and transverse knots in cable knot types.
problem Classifying Legendrian and transverse knots in specific knot types.
method Using the classification of the underlying knot and new phenomena of 'Legendrian large' cables.
result Criteria for classifying Legendrian and transverse knots in negative cables.
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 and the figure-8 knot are the only knot types of lattice stic…
Knot lattice homology invariant of smooth knot type in rational homology spheres.
problem Invariance of knot lattice homology in rational homology spheres.
method Proving knot lattice homology invariant through doubly-filtered homotopy type.
result Knot lattice homology invariant of smooth knot type in rational homology spheres.
We prove that an iterated torus knot type fails the uniform thickness property (UTP) if and only if all of its iterations are positive cablings, which is precisely when an iterated torus knot type supports the standard contact structure. We also show that all iterated torus knots that fail the UTP support cabling knot …
We present a combinatorial method for a calculation of knot Floer homology with Z-coefficient of (1,1)-knots, and then demonstrate it for non-alternating (1,1)-knots with ten crossings and the pretzel knots of type (-2,m,n). Our calculations determine the unknotting numbers and 4-genera of the pretzel knots of this typ…
This paper identifies knot projections with reductivity two.
problem Determining knot projections with a specific reductivity level.
method Examined four types of reductivity (Seifert type splice, non-Seifert type splice, recursively, simultaneously) and their combinations.
result Identified all knot projections with reductivity two for the four definitions.
Random knotting in very long off-lattice self-avoiding polygonscond-mat.stat-mech
Study on knotting in very long polymer chains, finding Poisson distribution for prime knot types.
problem Understanding knotting in very long polymer chains.
method Generated and analyzed polygons of size using tree data structure and pivot algorithm. Used new knot diagram simplification and invariant-free classification.
result Number of prime summands of knot type in a random -gon is well described by a Poisson distribution.
Study proves nontrivial knots can't undergo cosmetic surgeries.
problem Cosmetic surgeries on nontrivial knots.
method Calculated finite type invariant of order 3.
result Nontrivial knots do not admit chirally cosmetic surgeries.
By a fixed continuous map from a -space to itself, a knot in the -space may be mapped to another knot in the -space. We analyze possible knot types of them. Then we map a knot repeatedly by a fixed continuous map and analyze possible infinite sequences of knot types.
The paper defines and explores Coxeter type LOTs for ribbon 2-knots.
problem Validity of Whitehead's asphericity conjecture for Ribbon 2-knots.
method Definition and analysis of Coxeter type LOTs and their groups.
result Existence of prime LOTs of Coxeter type with specified rank.
New number bounds knot complexity, including unknotting and crosscap numbers.
problem Bounding knot complexity and understanding knot types.
method Introducing an unknotting-type number to estimate crosscap number.
result Determines set of knots with crosscap number at most two.
The paper classifies symmetries and determines exterior types of knotted handlebodies.
problem Classifying symmetries and determining exterior types of knotted handlebodies.
method Analysis of hyperbolic knots with non-integral toroidal Dehn surgeries.
result Determines symmetries and exterior types of knotted genus two handlebodies.
Uniform Closure Method and Bayes classifier perform similarly in classifying open knots.
problem Classifying knots in open macromolecular chains.
method Used the Bayes MAP classifier and compared it to the Uniform Closure Method.
result Both methods have comparable accuracy and positive predictive value.
New method speeds up knot computations in 3D.
problem Computational complexity in knot theory.
method 3D representation of knots for faster computation.
result Savings in computational complexity for knot invariants.
Paper classifies type of almost L-space knots.
problem Understanding almost L-space knots and their properties.
method Utilizes Heegaard Floer homology and knot Floer homology.
result Classifies type of almost L-space knots.
Fourier Knotsmath.GT
We show that every knot has a checkerbord diagram and that every knot is the closure of a rosette braid. We define Fourier knots of type (n_1, n_2, n_3) as knots which have parametrizations where each coordinate function x_i(t) is a finite Fourier series of length n_i, and conclude that every knot is a Fourier knot of …
Classifies certain 3D knots with specific properties.
problem Classifying knots with specific clasp numbers and properties.
method Examined knots with clasp number 2 and genus 2 fibered, using clasp disks of type II.
result Found a partial classification of these knots.
The shrinkage type of knotsmath.GT
We study spectral gaps of cellular differentials for finite cyclic coverings of knot complements. Their asymptotics can be expressed in terms of irrationality exponents associated with ratios of logarithms of algebraic numbers determined by the first two Alexander polynomials. From this point of view it is natural to s…
We show that every knot type admits a pair of diagrams that cannot be made identical without using Reidemeister Omega_2-moves. We also show that our proof is compatible with known results for the other move types, in the sense that every knot type admits a pair of diagrams that cannot be made identical without using al…
Bounds on knot polynomials for Lie superalgebras of type I.
problem Determining genus bounds for knot polynomials colored by Lie superalgebra representations.
method Proved bounds on the -degree of knot polynomials, relating it to the number of odd roots and the genus of the knot.
result Proved bounds on knot polynomials for Lie superalgebras of type I, showing equality for certain knots.
The Gluck twist preserves the diffeomorphism type of certain satellite 2-knots.
problem Preserving the diffeomorphism type of satellite 2-knots under the Gluck twist.
method Using new descriptions of satellite 2-knots, the paper shows that the Gluck twist does not change the diffeomorphism type of certain satellite 2-knots in three ways.
result The Gluck twist preserves the diffeomorphism type of certain satellite 2-knots.
On the neighborhood of knotsmath.GT
New framework distinguishes knots via neighborhood invariants.
problem Distinguishing knots and knotoids.
method Study of knotoid spectra and neighborhood invariants.
result Neighborhood invariants can distinguish knots of higher Gordian distance.
Study on cylindrical handlebody-knots with symmetry and rigidity properties.
problem Characterizing symmetry groups of cylindrical handlebody-knots of genus two.
method Classification of essential annuli and analysis of symmetry groups based on Koda-Ozawa theorem.
result Most exteriors of genus two cylindrical handlebody-knots contain no essential disks or tori, and type - annuli are often unique up to isotopy.
We introduce a special class of knots, called global knots, in F^2 x R and we construct new isotopy invariants, called T-invariants, for global knots. Some T-invariants are of finite type but they cannot be extracted from the generalized Kontsevitch integral (which is consequently not the universal invariant of finite …
A note on lattice knotsmath.GT
One type of switch simplifies operations on lattice knots.
problem Operations on lattice knots are complex.
method Reduced operations to one type of local switch.
result Simplified set of operations on lattice knots.
We probe the character of knotting in open, confined polymers, assigning knot types to open curves by identifying their projections as virtual knots. In this sense, virtual knots are transitional, lying in between classical knot types, which are useful to classify the ambiguous nature of knotting in open curves. Modell…
We define the notion of a knot type having Legendrian large cables and show that having this property implies that the knot type is not uniformly thick. Moreover, there are solid tori in this knot type that do not thicken to a solid torus with integer sloped boundary torus, and that exhibit new phenomena; specifically,…
The study extends knot theory to knotoids using two approaches.
problem Extending Vassiliev invariants to knotoids.
method Two approaches: 1) Closures to knots, 2) Directly on knotoids.
result Non-trivial type-1 invariants for spherical knotoids.
The study examines knot probabilities in confined lattice polygons.
problem Determining the relative knotting probabilities in confined lattice knots.
method Used Monte Carlo algorithms to enumerate conformations of lattice knots in a confined volume.
result Relative knotting probabilities are small, with the model dominated by unknots.
Paper proves ribbonlength grows linearly with knot complexity.
problem Proving ribbonlength grows linearly with knot complexity.
method Binary grid diagrams and bisected vertex leveling techniques.
result Ribbonlength is bounded by a linear function of the crossing number.
In this note we study Legendrian and transverse knots in the knot type of a (p,q)-cable of a knot K in 3-sphere. We give two structural theorems that describe when the (p,q)-cable of a Legendrian simple knot type K is also Legendrian simple.
The paper studies knot types of clean intersections in a 3D space.
problem Identifying knot types in clean intersections.
method Using compactly supported Hamiltonian isotopy and DGA maps.
result Constraints on knot types of intersections.
We associate a Taylor tower supplied by calculus of the embedding functor to the space of long knots and study its cohomology spectral sequence. The combinatorics of the spectral sequence along the line of total degree zero leads to chord diagrams with relations as in finite type knot theory. We show that the spectral …
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…
The image of a polygonal knot K under a spherical inversion of R^3 (union infinity) is a simple closed curve made of arcs of circles, having the same knot type as the mirror image of K. Suppose we reconnect the vertices of the inverted polygon with straight lines, making a new polygon. This may be a different knot type…
Satellite formula connects knot concordance invariants to surgery.
problem Understanding knot concordance invariants.
method Excision theorem for real Floer homotopy types.
result Concordance invariants depend only on zero-framed surgery.