New method to untangle knots using null-homologous twists.
problem Finding the minimum number of twists to convert a knot to the unknot.
method Using null-homologous twists as a generalization of crossing changes.
result The untwisting number is at most twice the surgery description number plus 1.
The paper studies knots formed by twisting a circle around a base knot and conjectures a linear growth in crossing numbers.
problem Understanding the growth rate of crossing numbers in twist families of knots.
method Introduced the stable crossing number and used geometric wrapping and algebraic winding to establish conjectures.
result The crossing number of Kn grows like nη(η−1) as no∞ for coherent twist families. New measure shows how links can be untangled as twists increase.
problem Understanding how links can be simplified through repeated twists.
method Introduced the stable unknotting number to analyze links in a twist family.
result The stable unknotting number depends only on the winding number of the link, not the wrapping number.
The twisting number of a ribbon knot is at least as large as its doubly slice genus.
problem Proving a lower bound for the twisting number of ribbon knots in terms of their doubly slice genus.
method Analyzing symmetric unions and tangle replacements to establish the bound.
result Ribbon knots have arbitrarily high twisting numbers, matching their doubly slice genus.
New method calculates number of components in twisted torus links.
problem Determining the number of components of twisted torus links.
method Euclidean algorithm-like procedure based on parameters.
result Number of components is a multiple of gcd(p, q, r, s).
Single twist can unknot certain knots, study shows.
problem Can a knot be unknotted with a single twist?
method Classical knot invariants, Casson-Gordon invariants, and Heegaard Floer theory.
result Obstructions to unknotting with a single twist exist.
New invariant measures how many twists are needed to unknot welded knots.
problem Measuring complexity of welded knots.
method Local twist move, Alexander quandle coloring, Gordian distance.
result Established lower bound on twist number and related it to other knot invariants.
Study on unknotting twisted knots using arc shift and region arc shift moves.
problem Unknotting twisted knots and finding bounds for region arc shift number.
method Introduced arc shift move and region arc shift move for twisted knots.
result Found families of twisted knots with specific arc shift and region arc shift numbers.
Gluck twisting certain knots results in standard 4-spheres.
problem Understanding when Gluck twists yield standard 4-spheres.
method Analyzing smooth homotopy 4-spheres and diffeomorphisms.
result Infinite collection of twisted doubles of corks are standard.
We give a small generating set for the twist subgroup of the mapping class group of a non-orientable surface by Dehn twists. The difference between the number of the generators and a lower bound of numbers of generators for the twist subgroup by Dehn twists is one. The lower bounds is obtained from an argument of Hiros…
Study spherical twists on K3 surfaces, compute their centers.
problem Understanding autoequivalence groups of K3 surfaces.
method Introduced spherical twists, studied their intersection numbers, and classified subgroups.
result Computed the center of autoequivalence groups of K3 surfaces.
We show that twisted torus knots T(p,q,3,s) are tunnel number one. A short spanning arc connecting two adjacent twisted strands is an unknotting tunnel.
Study calculates twisted Alexander polynomials for Montesinos knots.
problem Tackles the calculation of twisted Alexander polynomials for Montesinos knots.
method Uses SL2(C)-representations to calculate leading coefficients and degrees of the polynomials. result Obtains non-monic twisted Alexander polynomials for some nonfibered knots.
Computes Jones polynomial for specific knots.
problem Computing Jones polynomial for double twist knots.
method Using cyclotomic expansion and Kauffman bracket skein theory.
result Answers a question about Jones polynomial for specific knots.
A rational knot or link can be put into a standard alternating format which has horizontal and vertical twist sites (double helices). The number and type of these twist sites are determined by terms of next-to-highest z-degree in Kauffman's regular isotopy invariant Λ(a,z). In particular, for a knot or link with $c…
Twists agrarian and ℓ2-Betti numbers for locally indicable groups.
problem Understanding ℓ2-Betti numbers of locally indicable groups. method Using generalised agrarian invariants and twisted Alexander-Thurston norms.
result Twisted ℓ2-Betti numbers are equal to usual ℓ2-Betti numbers rescaled by the dimension of the twisting representation. Bounding twist number of surface links using polynomial coefficients.
problem Bounding the twist number of alternating surface links.
method Introducing a generalized homological Kauffman bracket and applying it to surface link diagrams.
result A bound for the twist number of alternating surface links in terms of polynomial coefficients.
2-twist trefoil has 6 crossings, proving non-trivial knotted surface.
problem Computing the crossing number of non-trivial knotted surfaces.
method Bridge trisection and tri-plane diagrams to minimize crossings.
result 2-twist trefoil has crossing number 6.
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.
Geometrically, twist numbers on punctured tori are dense and non-continuous.
problem Understanding twist numbers on hyperbolic punctured tori.
method Hyperbolic geometry and Farey graph analysis.
result The graph of twist numbers is dense in [0,1]x[0,1].
The paper classifies hyperbolic and satellite T-links formed by twisting.
problem Classifying hyperbolic and satellite T-links formed by twisting.
method Classification through Dehn filling and analysis of parent links.
result Classification of hyperbolic and satellite T-links formed by twisting.
Extends spectral number variance convergence to random matrix ensembles for twisted Laplacians.
problem Spectral number variance convergence for twisted Laplacians and Dirac operators.
method Extends Rudnick's approach to Gaussian ensembles for twisted Laplacians and Dirac operators.
result Convergence to Gaussian ensembles for twisted Laplacians and Dirac operators.
New method distinguishes knots and knotted surfaces.
problem Distinguishing knots and knotted surfaces.
method Twisted set-theoretic Yang-Baxter solutions and Alexander numbering.
result Distinguished 2-twist spun trefoil from its reverse. Paper studies involutions generating the twist subgroup of nonorientable surfaces.
problem Generating the twist subgroup by involutions on nonorientable surfaces.
method Analyzes involutions to find the smallest generating sets.
result Provides generating sets of involutions with minimal elements.
Growth rate of Dehn twist lattice points in Teichmüller space is slower than mapping class group lattice points.
problem Analyzing the growth rate of Dehn twist lattice points in Teichmüller space.
method Comparing growth rates of Dehn twist, mapping class group, and multi-twist lattice points.
result The growth rate of Dehn twist lattice points is coarsely asymptotic to $e^{ rac{h}{2}R}$, slower than the mapping class group.
We show that the baryon number of N=2 supersymmetric QCD can be twisted in order to couple the topological field theory of non-abelian monopoles to Spinc-structures. To motivate the construction, we also consider some aspects of the twisting procedure as a gauging of global currents in two and four dimensions, in pa…
By studying modular invariance properties of some characteristic forms, we obtain twisted anomaly cancellation formulas. We apply these twisted cancellation formulas to study divisibilities on spin manifolds and congruences on spinc manifolds. Especially, we get twisted Rokhlin congruences for 8k+4 dimensional spi…
We show that the number of twisted conjugacy classes is infinite for any automorphism of non-elementary, Gromov hyperbolic group . An analog of Selberg theory for twisted conjugacy classes is proposed.
Proves bounds on ribbonlength for various knot types.
problem Finding bounds on the infimal folded ribbonlength of knot types.
method Applied techniques to multi-twist Möbius bands and knot constructions.
result Established bounds for (2,q) torus knots and twist knots. Satellite links with many twists have simpler companions.
problem Relationship between satellite and companion links' complexity.
method Constructing satellite links with multiple full twists and analyzing their companion links.
result Satellite links with many twists have simpler companion links.
In recent years, several families of hyperbolic knots have been shown to have both volume and λ1 (first eigenvalue of the Laplacian) bounded in terms of the twist number of a diagram, while other families of knots have volume bounded by a generalized twist number. We show that for general knots, neither the twist nu…
If the twist numbers of a collection of oriented alternating link diagrams are bounded, then the Alexander polynomials of the corresponding links have bounded euclidean Mahler measure (see Definition 1.2). The converse assertion does not hold. Similarly, if a collection of oriented link diagrams, not necessarily altern…
We prove that the coefficients of the colored Jones polynomial of alternating links stabilize under increasing the number of twists in the twist regions of the link diagram. This gives us an infinite family of q-power series derived from the colored Jones polynomial parametrized by the color and the twist regions of …
Let t_a be the Dehn twist about a circle a on an orientable surface. It is well known that for each circle b and an integer n, I(t_a^n(b),b)=|n|I(a,b)^2, where I(,) is the geometric intersection number. We prove a similar formula for circles on nonorientable surfaces. As a corollary we prove some algebraic properties o…
The paper studies the asymptotic behavior of twisted Alexander polynomials for hyperbolic knots and manifolds, linking them to volume.
problem Understanding the volume of hyperbolic knots and manifolds using Alexander polynomials.
method Analyzing the asymptotic behavior of Alexander polynomials twisted by symmetric powers of holonomy lifts, using results from Müller and Menal-Ferrer.
result Established the asymptotic behavior of twisted Alexander polynomials, linking them to the volume of knot exteriors and cusped hyperbolic manifolds.
The paper uses Floer homology to study twist coefficients and their behavior after capping off.
problem Behavior of twist coefficients after capping off a boundary component.
method Heegaard Floer homology to constrain twist coefficients.
result Results about fractional Dehn twists and Floer homology of cyclic branched covers.
Twisted torus knots and links are given by twisting adjacent strands of a torus link. They are geometrically simple and contain many examples of the smallest volume hyperbolic knots. Many are also Lorenz links. We study the geometry of twisted torus links and related generalizations. We determine upper bounds on their …
In 1997, Chekanov gave the first example of a Legendrian nonsimple knot type: the m(52) knot. Epstein, Fuchs, and Meyer extended his result by showing that there are at least n different Legendrian representatives with maximal Thurston--Bennequin number of the twist knot K−2n with crossing number 2n+1. In t…
Twisted graph diagrams are virtual graph diagrams with bars on edges. A bijection between abstract graph diagrams and twisted graph diagrams is constructed. Then a polynomial invariant of Yamada-type is developed which provides a lower bound for the virtual crossing number of virtual graph diagrams.
Paper shows regularizing flow for conical Kähler-Ricci equations.
problem Regularizing property of conical Kähler-Ricci flow.
method Regularizing property of the twisted conical Kähler-Ricci flow from a positive closed current with zero Lelong number.
result Extends regularizing property to conical singularity case.
Study shows twist tori equidistribute in moduli space, with other families having singular distributions.
problem Statistical behavior of twist tori in moduli space of hyperbolic surfaces.
method Analyzing expanding families of twist tori and their limiting distributions.
result Equidistribution of twist tori to a Lebesgue measure, with other families having singular distributions.
Formula for Alexander polynomial of links with twists.
problem Computing Alexander polynomial of links with twists.
method Using vector space representation of Uq(gl(1∣1)). result Alexander polynomials stabilize after adding enough twists.
The twisted Connes-Moscovici higher index theorem is generalized to the case of good orbifolds. The higher index is shown to be a rational number, and in fact non-integer in specific examples of 2-orbifolds. This results in a non-commutative geometry model that predicts the occurrence of fractional quantum numbers in t…
Paper shows how to embed Möbius bands with many twists and small aspect ratios.
problem Finding the smallest aspect ratio for Möbius bands with many twists.
method Constructs a folded paper ribbon knot to bound the aspect ratio.
result Paper Möbius bands and annuli with any number of half-twists can be embedded with aspect ratio less than 8.
Every knot has a plat projection, obtained by closing up a braid with bridges. The plat projection is determined by the number of strands and the number of rows of twist regions in the braid, and an integer number of crossings in each twist region. In recent work, we showed that under certain restrictions, including th…
Simplified A-polynomial calculation for twisted knots.
problem Calculating A-polynomials for twisted knots.
method Observation of exchange relations in cluster algebra and proof of Laurent phenomenon.
result Simplified method for calculating A-polynomials for twisted knots.
We are interested in the 3-Calabi-Yau categories D arising from quivers with potential associated to a triangulated marked surface S (without punctures). We prove that the spherical twist group ST of D is isomorphic to a subgroup (generated by braid twists) of the mapping class group …
Twisted Neumann--Zagier matrices for quantum invariants.
problem Constructing quantum invariants from ideal triangulations.
method Define and compute twisted Neumann--Zagier matrices from combinatorics.
result Twisted 1-loop invariant equals adjoint twisted Alexander polynomial.