ALMOST POSITIVE LINKS HAVE NEGATIVE SIGNATURE
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Publication:3558829
DOI10.1142/S0218216510007838zbMATH Open1195.57019arXiv0904.4130OpenAlexW2017767099MaRDI QIDQ3558829FDOQ3558829
Authors: Józef H. Przytycki, Kouki Taniyama 
Publication date: 10 May 2010
Published in: Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We analyze properties of links which have diagrams with a small number of negative crossings. We show that if a nontrivial link has a diagram with all crossings positive except possibly one, then the signature of the link is negative. If a link diagram has two negative crossings, we show that the signature of the link is nonpositive with the exception of the left-handed Hopf link (with possible trivial components). We also characterize those links which have signature zero and diagrams with two negative crossings. In particular, we show that if a nontrivial knot has a diagram with two negative crossings then the signature of the knot is negative, unless the knot is a twist knot with negative clasp. We completely determine all trivial link diagrams with two or fewer negative crossings. For a knot diagram with three negative crossings, the signature of the knot is nonpositive except the left-handed trefoil knot. These results generalize those of L. Rudolph, T. Cochran, E. Gompf, P. Traczyk, and J. H. Przytycki, solve Conjecture 5 of [P-2], and give a partial answer to Problem 2.8 of [Co-G] about knots dominating the trefoil knot or the trivial knot. We also describe all unknotting number one positive knots.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.4130
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