Fundamental groups in projective knot theory

DOI10.4171/IRMA/33-1/5MaRDI QIDQ2055075zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Julia Viro, Oleg Viro

Publication date 3 December 2021

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.04032

zbMATH Keywords

fundamental groupknot complement

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Knot theory (57K10)

Abstract: In this paper, properties of a link $L$ in the projective space $mathbbR{P}^3$ are related to properties of its group $p{i}_1(mathbbR{P}^{3}smallsetminusL)$: $L$ is isotopic to a projective line if and only if $p{i}_1(mathbbR{P}^{3}smallsetminusL)=mathbbZ$. $L$ is isotopic to an affine circle if and only if $p{i}_1(mathbbR{P}^{3}smallsetminusL)=mathbbZ\ast mathbb{Z}_{/2}$. $L$ is isotopic to a link disjoint from a projective plane if and only if $p{i}_1(mathbbR{P}^{3}smallsetminusL)$ contains a non-trivial element of order two. A simple algorithm which finds a system of generators and relations for $p{i}_1(mathbbR{P}^{3}smallsetminusL)$ in terms of a link diagram of $L$ is provided.

Review text

Summary: We relate properties of a link \(L\) in the projective space \(\mathbb{R}P^3\) to properties of the group \(\pi_1(\mathbb{R}P^3\smallsetminus L)\): \begin{itemize} \item \(L\) is isotopic to a projective line if and only if \(\pi_1(\mathbb{R}P^3 \smallsetminus L) = \mathbb{Z} \). \item \(L\) is isotopic to an affine circle if and only if \(\pi_1(\mathbb{R}P^3 \smallsetminus L) = \mathbb{Z} \ast \mathbb{Z}_{/2} \). \item \(L\) is isotopic to a link disjoint from a projective plane if and only if \(\pi_1(\mathbb{R}P^3 \smallsetminus L)\) contains a non-trivial element of order two. \end{itemize} A simple algorithm which finds a system of generators and relations for \(\pi_1(\mathbb{R}P^3 \smallsetminus L)\) in terms of a link diagram of \(L\) is provided. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1466.57001].

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