New infinite families of twisted torus knots found.
problem Identifying new types of twisted torus knots.
method Finding new infinite families of twisted torus knots with a single negative twist.
result Eight new infinite families of twisted torus knots are discovered.
Formula for Alexander polynomial of twisted torus knots derived.
problem Calculating Alexander polynomial for a specific class of knots.
method Knot group presentation combined with Fox's calculus.
result Explicit formula for Alexander polynomial of twisted torus knots.
Study concordance of alternating torus knots to L-space knots.
problem When are linear combinations of alternating torus knots concordant to L-space knots?
method Proved Allen's conjecture for alternating torus knots and established a necessary condition.
result Linear combinations of alternating torus knots are concordant to L-space knots if and only if they are a single torus knot.
New families of twisted torus knots found with essential surfaces.
problem Whether all twisted torus knots have essential tori.
method Analyzing sequences of twists on torus knots.
result Found two new families of toroidal twisted torus knots.
It is known that connected sums of positive torus knots are not concordant to L-space knots. Here we consider differences of torus knots. The main result states that the subgroup of the concordance group generated by two positive torus knots contains no nontrivial L-space knots other than the torus knots themselves…
Lee's work on twisted torus knots with Fibonacci parameters is extended to Horadam parameters.
problem Classifying twisted torus knots with Horadam parameters.
method Using recursive Horadam parameters to generalize Lee's work on Fibonacci parameters.
result Families of twisted torus knots with Horadam parameters are provided.
Classifies Legendrian and transverse torus knots in S3.
problem Classifying Legendrian and transverse torus knots in S3. method Complete coarse classification using Legendrian and transverse properties.
result Complete classification of torus knots in contact structures on S3. Study calculates fundamental groups of torus knots using algebraic topology.
problem Calculating the fundamental group of torus knots.
method Algebraic topology and group theory.
result Computed fundamental groups of torus knots.
Study finds infinite non-fibered twisted torus knots.
problem Identifying non-fibered twisted torus knots.
method Explicit formula for Alexander polynomial, leading coefficients analysis.
result Infinite families of non-fibered twisted torus knots found.
A twisted torus knot is a knot obtained from a torus knot by twisting adjacent strands by full twists. The twisted torus knots lie in F, the genus 2 Heegaard surface for S3. Primitive/primitive and primitive/Seifert knots lie in F in a particular way. Dean gives sufficient conditions for the parameters of the tw…
Study shows surprising cobordism distances between certain torus knots.
problem Determining cobordism distances between thin and thick torus knots.
method Analyzes locally flat cobordisms between torus knots with small and large braid indices.
result Surprising fact about torus knots as cross-sections of almost minimal cobordisms.
The paper explores non-trivial welded knots and ribbon torus-knots, proving their existence.
problem Proving the non-triviality of welded knots and ribbon torus-knots.
method By generating examples and determining the fundamental group of the concerned welded knot.
result Non-triviality of welded knots and ribbon torus-knots is demonstrated.
Researchers confirm a relation between knot invariants and provide formulas for torus knots.
problem Confirming a relation between knot invariants and providing formulas.
method Explicit formulas and algorithms for certain ADO-invariants of torus knots obtained from the series invariant of knot complements.
result Explicit formulas and algorithms for certain ADO-invariants of torus knots.
The AJ conjecture, formulated by Garoufalidis, relates the A-polynomial and the colored Jones polynomial of a knot in the 3-sphere. It has been confirmed for all torus knots, some classes of two-bridge knots and pretzel knots, and most cabled knots over torus knots. The strong AJ conjecture, formulated by Sikora, relat…
Paper shows that for torus knots, the pinch number equals the unoriented band unknotting number.
problem Determining the minimum number of band surgeries to unknot torus knots.
method Used the torsion order of unoriented knot Floer homology.
result Pinch number and unoriented band unknotting number coincide for torus knots.
Characterizes Legendrian knots in lens spaces.
problem Classifying Legendrian knots in lens spaces.
method Splitting lens spaces and using convex Heegaard decomposition.
result All Legendrian torus knots in universally tight lens spaces are classified.
We show that any non-minimal bridge decomposition of a torus knot is stabilized and that n-bridge decompositions of a torus knot are unique for any integer n. This implies that a knot in a bridge position is a torus knot if and only if there exists a torus containing the knot such that it intersects the bridge sphe…
A knot K is called Gordian adjacent to a knot L if there exists an unknotting sequence for L containing K. We provide a sufficient condition for Gordian adjacency of torus knots via the study of knots in the thickened torus. We also completely describe Gordian adjacency for torus knots of index 2 and 3 using Levine-Tri…
We observe that the strong slope conjecture implies that the degree of the colored Jones polynomial detects all torus knots. As an application we obtain that an adequate knot that has the same colored Jones polynomial degrees as a torus knot must be a (2,q)-torus knot.
Jones polynomial for twisted torus knots is trivial if and only if the knot is trivial.
problem Computing Jones polynomial for a specific family of links.
method Computed Jones polynomial for T((p,q),(2,s)) links, focusing on s=2n. result Jones polynomial is trivial if and only if the knot is trivial.
The twisted torus knots lie on the standard genus 2 Heegaard surface for S3, as do the primitive/primitive and primitive/Seifert knots. It is known that primitive/primitive knots are fibered, and that not all primitive/Seifert knots are fibered. Since there is a wealth of primitive/Seifert knots that are twisted tor…
New diagonal knots found with non-torus structure.
problem Identifying knots with diagonal grid diagrams.
method Analysis of knots represented by diagonal grid diagrams.
result All diagonal knots are positive, and a new non-torus example is found.
New method detects sliceness of knots in a torus.
problem Detecting sliceness of knots in a torus.
method Group-theoretical combinatorial techniques.
result Constructs many sliceness obstructions.
Study connects knot polynomials with number theory sums.
problem Alexander polynomials and Dedekind sums of torus knots.
method No specific method mentioned; connects known concepts.
result Established relationship between knot theory and number theory.
This paper extends knot invariants using instantons to study torus knot groups.
problem Understanding the topology of knots and their representations.
method Generalization of equivariant singular instanton Floer theory.
result Irreducible singular instanton homology of torus knots for rational holonomy parameters are Z/4-graded abelian groups. Classifies knots in a special 3D space.
problem Classifying knots in a specific geometric space.
method Complete coarse classification of non-loose torus knots.
result Complete classification of knots in S1imesS2. We show that most cabled knots over torus knots in S3 satisfy the AJ-conjecture, namely each (r,s)-cabled knot over each (p,q)-torus knot satisfies the AJ-conjecture if r is not a number between 0 and pqs.
In this note, we first classify all topological torus knots lying on the Heegaard torus in lens spaces, and then we study Legendrian representatives of these knots. We classify oriented positive Legendrian torus knots in the universally tight contact structures on the lens spaces up to contactomorphism.
Triple-crossing number bound for knots and links, especially torus knots.
problem Finding bounds for triple-crossing numbers of knots and links.
method Using the genus of a knot or link, we derive bounds for the triple-crossing number.
result Triple-crossing number of torus knots and many other knots is at least twice their genus.
New Garside structures found for torus knot groups and related braid groups.
problem Finding Garside structures for torus knot groups and related braid groups.
method Introducing a new Garside monoid M(n,m) for (n,m)-torus knot groups and other braid groups. result New Garside structures for (n,m)-torus knot groups and related braid groups are constructed. Detects torus knots using SL(2,C) representations and instanton Floer homology.
problem Detecting torus knots using SL(2,C) representations.
method Instanton Floer homology and SL(2,C) representations.
result Proves that a version of the A-polynomial detects torus knots.
Proves conjecture about integer sums of torus knot torsions.
problem Integrality of sums of (g-1)st powers of adjoint Reidemeister torsions for torus knots.
method Introduced Verlinde numbers from modular S-matrix, proved integrality through recursion formulas.
result Proven integrality of sums of (g-1)st powers of adjoint Reidemeister torsions for all torus knots and non-negative g.
Formula found for braid index of n-bridge braids.
problem Finding a formula for the braid index of n-bridge braids. method Elementary, effective, self-contained proof.
result Closed form formula for braid index of n-bridge braids. 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 …
Maximum Levine-Tristram signature of torus knots follows a reduction formula.
problem Determining the maximum Levine-Tristram signature for torus knots.
method Proved a reduction formula analogous to Gordon-Litherland-Murasugi's classical signature result.
result Maximum Levine-Tristram signature of torus knots satisfies a reduction formula.
Paper develops knot invariants for long knots in a torus.
problem Understanding long knots in a torus.
method Uses picture-valued and free group valued invariants.
result Developed powerful and easy to compare knot invariants.
The paper conjectures Khovanov homology can distinguish torus and twist knots.
problem Detecting and distinguishing knots using Khovanov homology.
method Examining all prime knots with up to 20 crossings, conjecturing Legendrian simplicity.
result Numerical evidence supports Khovanov homology distinguishing torus and twist knots.
The state of a knot is defined in the realm of Chern-Simons topological quantum field theory as a holomorphic section on the SU(2) character manifold of the peripheral torus. We compute the asymptotics of the torus knot states in terms of the Alexander polynomial, the Reidemeister torsion and the Chern-Simons invariant…
We derive formulas for Alexander polynomials of spiral knots.
problem Understanding spiral knots, a braid-theoretic generalization of torus knots.
method Recursive formula for Alexander polynomials, genus formula.
result Simple genus formula for spiral knots.
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 (r,r+2) for odd r≥3. result The petal number of the torus knot (r,r+2) is 2r+3. We consider a surface link in the 4-space which can be presented by a simple branched covering over the standard torus, which we call a torus-covering link. Torus-covering links include spun T2-knots and turned spun T2-knots. In this paper we braid a torus-covering link over the standard 2-sphere. This gives an u…
Paper calculates the ribbonlength of twisted torus knots.
problem Determining the ribbonlength of twisted torus knots.
method Analyzes the ribbonlength of twisted torus knots Tp,q;r,s and provides upper bounds. result Ribbonlength of Tp,q;r,s is bounded by 2(max{p,q,r}+∣s∣r) and 2(p+(∣s∣−1)r) under specific conditions. Characterizes values of slice-torus invariants related to knot genus.
problem Understanding the values of slice-torus invariants for knots.
method Characterization based on stable smooth slice genus.
result Existence of slice torus invariants without explicit constructions.
Study on quandle coloring quivers for (p, 2)-torus knots and links.
problem Understanding quandle colorings of (p, 2)-torus knots and links.
method Introduced quandle coloring quivers and studied them for dihedral quandles.
result Characterized quandle coloring quivers for (p, 2)-torus knots and links.
We consider the question, asked by Friedl, Livingston and Zentner, of which sums of torus knots are concordant to alternating knots. After a brief analysis of the problem in its full generality, we focus on sums of two torus knots. We describe some effective obstructions based on Heegaard Floer homology.
The present paper is an addendum to "Spherical structures on torus knots and links", arXiv:1008.0312, and concerns more general case of torus knot and link cone-manifolds.
New R-equivalence classes found for torus knot diagrams.
problem Classifying colorings of torus knots.
method Introducing R-equivalence relation on quandle colorings.
result Determined R-equivalence classes for RotE2-colorings of torus knots. If a knot is a nontrivial connected sum of positive torus knots, then it is not concordant to an L-space knot.