Standard position for surfaces extended to weakly generalized alternating links.
problem Proving standard position for surfaces in a broader class of links.
method Extending techniques from classical alternating links to weakly generalized alternating links.
result All weakly generalized alternating links are prime, and Conway spheres interact with diagrams as in classical setting.
We consider links that are alternating on surfaces embedded in a compact 3-manifold. We show that under mild restrictions, the complement of the link decomposes into simpler pieces, generalising the polyhedral decomposition of alternating links of Menasco. We use this to prove various facts about the hyperbolic geometr…
Study shows bounds on volumes of weakly generalised alternating knots.
problem Volume bounds for weakly generalised alternating knots.
method Analysis of weakly generalised alternating knots in 3-manifolds.
result Upper volume bound does not hold for weakly generalised alternating knots.
The paper develops a theory of skein adequate links in thickened surfaces and proves Tait conjectures.
problem Establishing Tait conjectures for adequate links in thickened surfaces.
method Applying Kauffman bracket skein algebras to develop a theory of skein adequate links and proving Tait conjectures.
result The crossing number is additive under connected sum for adequate links in thickened surfaces.
New examples show no upper bounds on link volumes on incompressible surfaces.
problem Finding upper bounds on volumes of links on incompressible surfaces.
method Examined weakly generalised alternating and fully augmented links on incompressible surfaces.
result Found infinite families of links on incompressible surfaces with no upper bounds on volume.
Modified proof for a broader class of links.
problem Recovering twist number and volume bounds.
method Modified proof for a broader class of links.
result Modified proof works for a broader class of links.
The study determines conditions for hyperbolicity of links in thickened surfaces with boundary.
problem Conditions for hyperbolicity of links in thickened surfaces with boundary.
method Simple conditions and embeddings of surfaces in ambient manifolds.
result Conditions guaranteeing hyperbolicity of links in thickened surfaces and fiber bundles.
Characterizes weakly linked pairs of complete graphs in 3D space.
problem Identifying pairs of complete graphs that are weakly linked.
method Algebraic characterisation and geometric analysis of linking cycles.
result Characterization of weakly linked pairs of complete graphs.
The paper provides examples of keen weakly reducible bridge spheres for links in b-bridge position.
problem Characterizing and finding examples of keen weakly reducible bridge spheres.
method Analyzing bridge spheres and their properties in terms of compressing disks and width complex.
result Infinitely many examples of keen weakly reducible bridge spheres for links in b-bridge position.
Study of new link types and their invariants, extending previous results.
problem Properties of polynomial invariants and signatures of weakly successively almost positive links.
method Analysis of minimal genus and fibering properties, extending known theorems.
result Extension of Scharlemann-Thompson's theorem to weakly successively almost positive links.
We show that if a link L with non-zero Alexander polynomial admits a locally flat cobordism to a `weakly m-split link', then the cobordism must have genus at least (m-1)/2. This generalises a recent result of J. Pardon.
A long-standing conjecture due to Michael Freedman asserts that the 4-dimensional topological surgery conjecture fails for non-abelian free groups, or equivalently that a family of canonical examples of links (the generalized Borromean rings) are not A-B slice. A stronger version of the conjecture, that the Borromean r…
Study of alternating links on nonorientable surfaces, extending results to nonorientable projections.
problem Generalizing hyperbolic geometry results to nonorientable surfaces.
method Extending results from orientable to nonorientable surfaces.
result Klein-bottly alternating links in prism manifolds have hyperbolic geometry.
All link types arise from semiholomorphic polynomials.
problem Proving every link type can be represented by semiholomorphic polynomials.
method Constructive proof showing every link type arises from a weakly isolated singularity of a semiholomorphic polynomial.
result Every link type in the 3-sphere arises as the link of a weakly isolated singularity of a semiholomorphic polynomial.
New findings on hyperbolicity of augmented links in thickened surfaces.
problem Proving hyperbolicity of links in thickened surfaces.
method Extending hyperbolicity results to generalized augmented cellular alternating links.
result Generalized augmented cellular alternating links in thickened surfaces are hyperbolic.
Study proves chainmail links are L-space links.
problem Understanding L-space links in chainmail links.
method Inspired by alternating links, uses flat augmentation.
result Proves alternating chainmail links are L-space links.
Augmented alternating links are links obtained by adding trivial components that bound twice-punctured disks to non-split reduced non-2-braid prime alternating projections. These links are known to be hyperbolic. Here, we extend to show that generalized augmented alternating links, which allow for new trivial component…
Constructs links that are both quasi-alternating and almost alternating.
problem Creating links that are both quasi-alternating and almost alternating.
method Using dealternator extension to replace dealternator with rational tangle.
result All not alternating and quasi-alternating Montesinos links can be obtained.
The aim of this article is to detect new classes of quasi-alternating links. Quasi-alternating links are a natural generalization of alternating links. Their knot Floer and Khovanov homology are particularly easy to compute. Since knot Floer homology detects the genus of a knot as well as whether a knot is fibered, as …
Paper describes links of mixed polynomials with specific properties.
problem Understanding the links of mixed polynomials with nice Newton boundaries.
method Analyzes links constructed from sequences of links associated with compact 1-faces of the Newton boundary.
result Links of singularities of inner non-degenerate mixed polynomials can be described using a specific procedure.
Quasi-alternating links are a generalization of alternating links. They are homologically thin for both Khovanov homology and knot Floer homology. Recent work of Greene and joint work of the first author with Kofman resulted in the classification of quasi-alternating pretzel links in terms of their integer tassel param…
Study Alexander polynomials of special alternating links and generalize Fox's conjecture.
problem Distinguish special alternating links up to isotopy using polynomial invariants.
method Combinatorial and discrete geometric properties of Alexander polynomials of special alternating links.
result Generalized Alexander polynomials of special alternating links can be expressed in terms of volumes of root polytopes of unimodular matrices.
New invariant measures doubly slice links, disproving previous bounds.
problem Understanding doubly slice links and their invariants.
method Introduced new invariant gst to measure doubly slice links and disproved previous bounds. result Examples of links with large doubly slice genus but gst=1. Paper explores conditions for constructing new quasi-alternating links.
problem Applying construction method to non-alternating and opposite type tangles.
method Substituting quasi-alternating crossings with rational tangles of same type.
result Identifies conditions and specific tangles for construction validity.
New method detects essential tori in mixed singularity links.
problem Detecting essential tori in mixed singularity link complements.
method Analyzing properties of defining mixed polynomials.
result Explicit criteria for essential tori existence.
Using computer calculations and working with representatives of pretzel tangles we established general adequacy criteria for different classes of knots and links. Based on adequate graphs obtained from all Kauffman states of an alternating link we defined a new numerical invariant: adequacy number, and computed adequac…
The aim of this article is to give a characterization of strongly quasipositive quasi-alternating links and detect new classes of strongly quasipositive Montesinos links and non-strongly quasipositive Montesinos links. In this direction, we show that, if L is an oriented quasi-alternating link with a quasi-alternatin…
Classifies involutions on alternating prime non-split links.
problem Classifying involutions on alternating prime non-split links.
method Using the category of flypes between reduced alternating diagrams.
result Quotient of an alternating periodic link is alternating; freely 2-periodic alternating links have an even number of components.
Proves weakly non-collapsed RCD spaces are strongly non-collapsed.
problem Proving the equivalence of weakly non-collapsed and strongly non-collapsed RCD spaces.
method Analyzes properties of RCD spaces and uses auxiliary results.
result Confirms conjecture about RCD spaces being strongly non-collapsed.
New quasi-alternating links created from existing ones.
problem Creating new quasi-alternating links from existing ones.
method Extending the construction of quasi-alternating links by replacing a crossing with an alternating tangle of the same type.
result Jones polynomial of new quasi-alternating links has no gap if the original link has no gap.
Quasi-alternating links are a natural generalization of alternating links. In this paper, we show that quasi-alternating links are "homologically thin" for both Khovanov homology and knot Floer homology. In particular, their bigraded homology groups are determined by the signature of the link, together with the Euler c…
We solve a century-old conjecture about Alexander polynomials of special alternating links.
problem Fox's conjecture about unimodality of Alexander polynomial coefficients.
method Proving a multivariate generalization of the Alexander polynomial is Lorentzian.
result Alexander polynomial coefficients of special alternating links form a log-concave sequence.
We prove a Kauffman-Murasugi-Thistlethwaite theorem for alternating links in thickened surfaces. It states that any reduced alternating diagram of a link in a thickened surface has minimal crossing number, and any two reduced alternating diagrams of the same link have the same writhe. This result is proved more general…
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.
Extends classical results to virtual links, proving new properties of alternating and semi-alternating virtual links.
problem Classical results for virtual links, focusing on alternating and semi-alternating links.
method Inequality relating link determinant and crossing number, matrix-tree theorem, Tait conjectures for virtual and welded links.
result Alexander polynomial of almost classical alternating virtual links is alternating.
The paper studies right-angled links on higher genus surfaces.
problem Classifying and understanding right-angled links on surfaces of higher genus.
method Defining and proving equivalence of properties for RGCR links, using diagram restrictions and polygonal checkerboard surfaces.
result Classification of RGCR links and bounds on their number for a given genus.
Checkerboard surfaces in alternating link complements are used frequently to determine information about the link. However, when many crossings are added to a single twist region of a link diagram, the geometry of the link complement stabilizes (approaches a geometric limit), but a corresponding checkerboard surface in…
A classical result states that the determinant of an alternating link is equal to the number of spanning trees in a checkerboard graph of an alternating connected projection of the link. We generalize this result to show that the determinant is the alternating sum of the number of quasi-trees of genus j of the dessin o…
We construct an infinite family of quasi-alternating links from a given quasi-alternating link by replacing a crossing by a product of rational tangles each of which extends that crossing. Consequently, we determine an infinite family of quasi-alternating Montesinos links. This family contains all the classes of quasi-…
We prove that twisting any quasi-alternating link L with no gaps in its Jones polynomial VL(t) at the crossing where it is quasi-alternating produces a link L∗ with no gaps in its Jones polynomial VL∗(t). This leads us to conjecture that the Jones polynomial of any prime quasi-alternating link, other th…
This paper determines the braid indices for non-alternating pretzel links.
problem Determining the braid index of non-alternating pretzel links.
method Classified pretzel links into three types and computed braid indices for Type 1 and Type 2.
result Precise braid indices for all non-alternating Type 1 and Type 2 pretzel links.
Quasi-alternating links are homologically thin for both Khovanov homology and knot Floer homology. We show that every quasi-alternating link gives rise to an infinite family of quasi-alternating links obtained by replacing a crossing with an alternating rational tangle. Consequently, we show that many pretzel links are…
New invariants derived from Seifert graphs help distinguish alternating links.
problem Distinguishing alternating links from each other.
method Introducing new quantities derived from Seifert graphs of reduced alternating link diagrams and proving they are link invariants.
result These new invariants can easily distinguish many different alternating links, even large and complicated ones.
The twisting technique creates infinite links.
problem Creating infinite links from given ones.
method Applying the twisting technique to adequate, homogeneous, or alternative links.
result These three classes of links are infinite.
Alternating-sign Hopf plumbing along a tree yields fibered alternating links whose homological monodromy is, up to a sign, conjugate to some alternating-sign Coxeter transformation. Exploiting this tie, we obtain results about the location of zeros of the Alexander polynomial of the fibered link complement implying a s…
Meridian lemma extended to fully alternating links in thickened surfaces.
problem Extending Menasco's meridian lemma to fully alternating links in thickened surfaces.
method Developed a new meridian lemma for fully alternating links in thickened orientable surfaces of positive genus.
result The meridian lemma holds for fully alternating links in thickened surfaces.
We give sharp two-sided linear bounds of the crosscap number (non-orientable genus) of alternating links in terms of their Jones polynomial. Our estimates are often exact and we use them to calculate the crosscap numbers for several infinite families of alternating links and for several alternating knots with up to twe…
Extended Thistlethwaite's result on Jones polynomials of quasi-alternating links.
problem Characterizing Jones polynomials of quasi-alternating links.
method Analyzing structure and properties of Jones polynomials for quasi-alternating links.
result Jones polynomials of prime quasi-alternating links have no gaps.