Circular thin position for knots in S^3

DOI10.2140/AGT.2009.9.429zbMATH Open1171.57005arXiv0810.3742OpenAlexW3099343474MaRDI QIDQ1007219FDOQ1007219

F. Manjarrez-Gutiérrez

Publication date: 20 March 2009

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

Abstract: A regular circle-valued Morse function on the knot complement C(K) = S^3K is a function f from C(K) to S^1 which separates critical points and which behaves nicely in a neighborhood of the knot. Such a function induces a handle decomposition on the knot exterior E(K) = S^3N (K), with the property that every regular level surface contains a Seifert surface for the knot. We rearrange the handles in such a way that the regular surfaces are as simple as possible. To make this precise the concept of circular width for E(K) is introduced. When E(K) is endowed with a handle decomposition which realizes the circular width we will say that the knot K is in circular thin position. We use this to show that many knots have more than one non-isotopic incompressible Seifert surface. We also analyze the behavior of the circular width under some knot operations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0810.3742

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knotsSeifert surfacesthin positioncircle-valued Morse functions

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