Study on singular twisted links and virtual braids, extending knot theory concepts.
problem Extending knot theory concepts to singular twisted links and virtual braids.
method Definition and analysis of singular twisted virtual braids and their monoid structure.
result Presentation of monoid and reduced monoid for singular twisted virtual braids.
The paper extends knot theory to twisted virtual braids and links.
problem Generalizing knot theory to include twists.
method Introduced twisted virtual braids and proved theorems for twisted links.
result The Alexander and Markov theorems were extended to twisted links.
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. 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.
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.
Paper proves any twisted link can be described as a unique twisted braid.
problem Understanding twisted links and braids.
method Proved using Alexander and Markov Theorems for classical braids and links.
result Any twisted link can be described as the closure of a unique twisted braid.
Paper discusses groups where twisted Alexander polynomials vanish.
problem Understanding groups with vanishing twisted Alexander polynomials.
method Introduced and studied twisted Alexander vanishing groups, constructed knots, and analyzed representations.
result Every faithful irreducible representation of a TAV group causes the twisted Alexander polynomial to be zero.
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.
The paper calculates knot invariants using Blanchfield forms and obstructs sliceness.
problem Computing and obstructing the sliceness of knots.
method Algorithmic computation of twisted signature invariants using twisted Blanchfield forms and satellite formulas.
result Illustrated algorithm for (2,q)-torus knots and obstruction of sliceness for certain knots. Paper shows how to twist knots to make them trivial or non-trivial.
problem Understanding the behavior of knots under twist-spinning operations.
method Analyzes the effect of m1- and m2-twist-spinning on classical knots. result Shows conditions for a knot to be trivial or non-trivial after certain twist-spinning operations.
Proved colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials for specific knots.
problem Calculating colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials for specific knots.
method Rigorous mathematical proof for trefoil, figure-eight, and twist knots.
result Colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials expressed as sums for different knots.
New moves help untangle complex knots.
problem Deforming twisted knots into simpler forms.
method Finite sequences of extended Reidemeister moves and three forbidden moves.
result Any twisted knot can be simplified.
Study of knot invariants using twisted Iwasawa theory.
problem Determining knot properties like genus and fiberedness.
method Introducing twisted Iwasawa invariants for knot representations and covers.
result Iwasawa invariants determine knot properties and their rigidity.
Characterizes groups of branched twist-spun knots.
problem Understanding the groups of branched twist-spun knots.
method Characterization through 3-manifold groups and conjectural algebraic approach.
result Each group is the group of at most finitely many branched twist spins.
New augmentations of twist knots found that can't be filled.
problem Finding augmentations of twist knots that cannot be filled by orientable Lagrangian fillings.
method Using a Floer-theoretic version of a result from microlocal sheaf theory, showing augmentations cannot be induced by algebraic tori.
result Established new examples of augmentations of Legendrian twist knots that cannot be induced by orientable Lagrangian fillings.
New knot quandle structure for twist-spun trefoils discovered.
problem Understanding symmetries of knot-spun structures.
method Defined Schläfli quandles and studied their relationship with knot quandles.
result The knot quandle of the twist-spun trefoil is a central extension of a Schläfli quandle.
Study on a knot invariant's vanishing order.
problem Understanding the vanishing order of twisted Alexander polynomials.
method Defined and explored properties of the twisted Alexander vanishing order.
result Listed twisted Alexander vanishing groups of order less than 201.
Study satellite knots using bordered Floer theory, proving non-thinness and calculating genus.
problem Properties of twisted Mazur pattern satellite knots.
method Use bordered Floer theory to analyze knots and calculate genus.
result Prove non-thinness of Qn(K) and calculate 3-genus in terms of n and K. Innovative warping labeling for twisted knots and braids.
problem Inventing an invariant for twisted knots and braids.
method Introducing warping degree, constructing warping labeling, extending to virtual braids.
result Developed invariants for twisted knots and braids using warping labeling.
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. Virtual knot theory is a generalization of knot theory which is based on Gauss chord diagrams and link diagrams on closed oriented surfaces. A twisted knot is a generalization of a virtual knot, which corresponds to a link diagram on a possibly non-orientable surface. In this paper, we discuss an invariant of twisted l…
The paper studies twisted signature invariants of fibered knots and 3-manifolds.
problem Computing twisted signature invariants of fibered knots and 3-manifolds.
method Reduction to the study of the intersection form and monodromy on the twisted homology of the fiber surface. Use of rings of power series to interpret the twisted Milnor pairing and relate it to twisted Blanchfield pairings.
result New twisted generalizations of the Levine-Tristram signature are derived.
Defines a new knot invariant and studies its properties.
problem Understanding the structure of knot invariants.
method Defining and analyzing the twisted Alexander vanishing order.
result Characterizes knots with a zero-twisted Alexander polynomial.
Book introduces hyperbolic geometry for knot theory.
problem Understanding knots through hyperbolic geometry.
method Explains hyperbolic geometry, geometric structures, and techniques.
result Develops three knot invariants from hyperbolic geometry.
The paper calculates Alexander polynomials for knots using finite group representations.
problem Calculating Alexander polynomials for knots using specific group representations.
method Defined twisted Alexander polynomials associated with regular representations of finite groups.
result Several formulas for the twisted Alexander polynomial are provided.
Study the algebraic action of torus on knot complement's skein module.
problem Understand the algebraic structure of knot complements and boundary tori.
method Analyze the Kauffman bracket skein algebra and module of the 3-twist knot complement.
result Determine the action of Kauffman bracket skein algebra on module of 3-twist knot complement.
Algebraic methods prove knot primality using Floer homology.
problem Proving the primality of knots.
method Knot Floer homology, metacyclic representations, and twisted homology.
result Primality tests have proven primality for over 99.6% of knots.
The study examines how twisting a knot affects its homology and stability properties.
problem Investigating the impact of twisting a knot on its homology and stability.
method Use bordered Floer homology and immersed curve invariants.
result Total dimension, τ(K_m), and thickness of K_m are linear functions of m for large m.
New proof shows certain knots are hyperbolic.
problem Characterizing knots with highly twisted diagrams.
method New approach involving Euler characteristic argument.
result Complements of certain knots are unannular and atoroidal.
Study determines left-orderable properties of knot covers.
problem Determining left-orderability of knot covers.
method Analyzing 2-bridge knots, including double-twist knots, using cyclic branched covers.
result Identifies specific integers for left-orderability of knot covers.
Study of knots with generalized Mazur patterns and their invariants.
problem Understanding the invariants and properties of knots with generalized Mazur patterns.
method Computational analysis of τ and ε invariants for n-twisted satellites. result None of the n-twisted patterns from the family act surjectively on the smooth or rational concordance group. 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. Study on nonorientable 4-genus of double twist knots.
problem Determining the nonorientable 4-genus of double twist knots.
method Explicit constructions and obstructions from Donaldson's diagonalization theorem.
result Proved bounds on nonorientable 4-genus for infinite subfamilies of double twist knots.
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. Formula found for knot determinant in 3-braid weaving.
problem Determining the determinant of a specific type of knot.
method Developed a formula for the determinant of the twisted generalized hybrid weaving knot.
result Proved a conjecture about the knot's determinant.
Proof of contact structure from taut foliation for certain knots.
problem Contact structures from taut foliations for specific knots.
method Alternative proof using pseudo-Anosov monodromy and fractional Dehn twist coefficient.
result Fibered knots with certain properties support contact structures that are taut foliation perturbations.
Highly twisted knots can be geometrically triangulated.
problem Proving geometric triangulations for hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Using highly twisted knots and extending Gueritaud and Schleimer's work.
result Sufficiently highly twisted knots admit a geometric triangulation.
New infinite class of hyperbolic knots with high genus and generalized torsion found.
problem Finding knots with high genus and generalized torsion.
method Demonstrated through (2, 2q+1)-torus knots and their twist families.
result Infinitely many hyperbolic knots with arbitrarily high genus and generalized torsion.
Special knots with many twists have no certain type of surgery.
problem Proving certain knots have no chirally cosmetic surgeries.
method Analyzing the number of twist regions and using invariants to bound surgeries.
result Special alternating knots with more than 63 twist regions have no chirally cosmetic surgeries.
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.
Study shows fibred knots can't be untied with specific moves.
problem Untangling fibred knots with specific moves.
method Analyzes fibred knots and their untangling with $ar{t}_{2k}$-moves.
result Upper bound on two strand twist operations for untangling knots.
The derived group of a permutation representation, introduced by R.H. Crowell, unites many notions of knot theory. We survey Crowell's construction, and offer new applications. The twisted Alexander group of a knot is defined. Using it, we obtain twisted Alexander modules and polynomials. Also, we extend a well-known t…
3D gauge theories link knot polynomials to vortex partition functions.
problem Connecting knot polynomials to gauge theory partition functions.
method Construct 3D N=2 abelian gauge theories on S2imesS1. result Colored Jones polynomials derived from vortex partition functions.
Quandle cocycle invariants form a powerful and well developed tool in knot theory. This paper treats their variations - namely, positive and twisted quandle cocycle invariants, and shadow invariants. We interpret the former as particular cases of the latter. As an application, several constructions from the shadow worl…
Study on knot classification using 3-braid closures and ribbon surfaces.
problem Classifying smoothly slice knots from 3-braid closures.
method Construct ribbon surfaces and use twisted Alexander polynomial.
result Classification of knots up to 20 crossings.
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.
Establishes connection between Alexander polynomials and triangulations.
problem Alexander polynomials and their variants for knots.
method Introduces twisted Neumann--Zagier matrices for ideal triangulations.
result Formulas for Alexander polynomial and its variants.
Paper proves unique canonical form for certain highly twisted knots and links.
problem Classifying knots and links with specific plat projections.
method Analyzes 2m-plat projections with specific constraints on crossings and heights. result Unique canonical form for certain knots and links with plat projections.