Invariants of random knots and links

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DOI10.1007/S00454-016-9798-YzbMATH Open1354.57012arXiv1411.3308OpenAlexW2425145249MaRDI QIDQ312136FDOQ312136

Chaim Even-Zohar, Tahl Nowik, Joel R. Hass, Nathan Linial

Publication date: 14 September 2016

Published in: Discrete \& Computational Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study random knots and links in R^3 using the Petaluma model, which is based on the petal projections developed by Adams et al. (2012). In this model we obtain a formula for the distribution of the linking number of a random two-component link. We also obtain formulas for the expectations and the higher moments of the Casson invariant and the order-3 knot invariant v3. These are the first precise formulas given for the distributions of invariants in any model for random knots or links. We also use numerical computation to compare these to other random knot and link models, such as those based on grid diagrams.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.3308




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