Comparing Bennequin-type inequalities

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Abstract: The slice-Bennequin inequality states an upper bound for the self-linking number of a knot in terms of its four-ball genus. The s-Bennequin and au-Bennequin inequalities provide upper bounds on the self-linking number of a knot in terms of the Rasmussen s invariant and the Ozsv'ath-Szab'o au invariant. We exhibit examples in which the difference between self-linking number and four-ball genus grows arbitrarily large, whereas the s-Bennequin inequality and the au-Bennequin inequality are both sharp.









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