On Legendrian graphs

DOI10.2140/AGT.2012.12.1273MaRDI QIDQ441075zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Danielle O'Donnol, Elena Pavelescu

Publication date 20 August 2012

Published in Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.2281

zbMATH Keywords

rotation numberLegendrian knotsspatial graphLegendrian graphsstandard contact structureThurston-Bennequin numbertrivial unknot

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Abstract: We investigate Legendrian graphs in $(R^3,x{i}_{std})$. We extend the classical invariants, Thurston-Bennequin number and rotation number to Legendrian graphs. We prove that a graph can be Legendrian realized with all its cycles Legendrian unknots with $tb=-1$ and $rot=0$ if and only if it does not contain $K_4$ as a minor. We show that the pair $(tb,rot)$ does not characterize a Legendrian graph up to Legendrian isotopy if the graph contains a cut edge or a cut vertex. For the lollipop graph the pair $(tb,rot)$ determines two Legendrian classes and for the handcuff graph it determines four Legendrian classes.

Recommendations

• Planar Legendrian graphs
• The Total Thurston–Bennequin Number of Complete and Complete Bipartite Legendrian Graphs
• Legendrian -graphs
• On the maximal Thurston-Bennequin number of knots and links in spatial graphs
• Rectangular diagrams of Legendrian graphs

Cites work

• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3906521 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1789982 (Why is no real title available?)
• An Introduction to Contact Topology
• Contact 3-manifolds twenty years since J. Martinet's work
• Invariants of Graphs in Three-Space
• Knots and contact geometry. I: Torus knots and the figure eight knot.
• Knots and links in spatial graphs
• LEGENDRIAN KNOTS AND LINKS CLASSIFIED BY CLASSICAL INVARIANTS
• Legendrian graphs and quasipositive diagrams
• Legendrian links of topological unknots
• Linkless embeddings of graphs in 3-space
• Topologically trivial Legendrian knots

Cited in

(15)

• Ruling invariants for Legendrian graphs
• Crossing numbers and rotation numbers of cycles in a plane immersed graph
• Rectangular diagrams of surfaces: distinguishing Legendrian knots
• Upper bounds for the Lagrangian cobordism relation on Legendrian links
• Legendrian graphs and quasipositive diagrams
• Rectangular diagrams of surfaces: representability
• Legendrian weaves: \(N\)-graph calculus, flag moduli and applications
• The Total Thurston–Bennequin Number of Complete and Complete Bipartite Legendrian Graphs
• Planar Legendrian graphs
• Rectangular diagrams of Legendrian graphs
• On the maximal Thurston-Bennequin number of knots and links in spatial graphs
• Planar Legendrian Θ ${\rm{\Theta }}$‐graphs
• CONTACT SURGERY GRAPHS
• Legendrian \(\theta\)-graphs
• Augmentations and ruling polynomials for Legendrian graphs

This page was built for publication: On Legendrian graphs

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q441075)