Surface-links represented by 4-charts and quandle cocycle invariants. II. (Q409562)
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Surface-links represented by 4-charts and quandle cocycle invariants. II. (English)
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13 April 2012
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Surface knots and links in \(4\)-space can be investigated by surface braids, in a way comparable to the methods of classical knot theory. It is known that the surface braid index, decreased by \(2\), is subadditive for non-trivial surface knots. Also, infinitely many ribbon surface knots with arbitrary braid index have been found before. The present work constructs an infinite family of non-ribbon surface knots, homeomorphic to \(2\)-spheres, with braid index \(5\). The examples are sums of a twist spun trefoil knot and a spun torus knot.
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surface link
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surface braid
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braid index
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ribbon \(2\)-knot
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twist spun knot
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\(m\)-chart
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\(3\)-coloring
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quandle cocycle
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