Fractional Dehn twists in knot theory and contact topology

DOI10.2140/AGT.2013.13.3603zbMATH Open1278.57025arXiv1201.5290OpenAlexW3102187280MaRDI QIDQ373650FDOQ373650

Authors: William H. Kazez, Rachel Roberts 

Publication date: 18 October 2013

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

Abstract: Fractional Dehn twists give a measure of the difference between the relative isotopy class of a homeomorphism of a bordered surface and the Thurston representative of its free isotopy class. We show how to estimate and compute these invariants. We discuss the the relationship of our work to stabilization problems in classical knot theory, general open book decompositions, and contact topology. We include an elementary characterization of overtwistedness for contact structures described by open book decompositions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.5290

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zbMATH Keywords

contact structureopen book decompositionfibred linkfractional Dehn twistovertwistedsurface automorphism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General geometric structures on low-dimensional manifolds (57M50) Contact manifolds (general theory) (53D10)

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