All prime knots through 10 crossings have superbridge index 5

DOI10.1142/S0218216522500237zbMATH Open1494.57011arXiv2112.10902OpenAlexW4225151852WikidataQ114072875 ScholiaQ114072875MaRDI QIDQ5085863FDOQ5085863

Authors: Clayton Shonkwiler 

Publication date: 30 June 2022

Published in: Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper gives new upper bounds on the stick numbers of the knots $9_{18}$, $10_{18}$, $10_{58}$, $10_{66}$, $10_{68}$, $10_{80}$, $10_{82}$, $10_{84}$, $10_{93}$, $10_{100}$, and $10_{152}$, as well as on the equilateral stick number of $10_{79}$. These bounds imply that the knots $10_{58}$, $10_{66}$, and $10_{80}$ have superbridge index $leq5$, completing the project of showing that no prime knots through 10 crossings can have superbridge index larger than 5. The current best bounds on stick number and superbridge index for prime knots through 10 crossings are given in Appendix A.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.10902

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zbMATH Keywords

knotsstick numbersuperbridge indexrandom polygonsequilateral stick number

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Curves in Euclidean and related spaces (53A04) Knot theory (57K10)

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• KnotPlot
• KnotInfo
• stick-knot-gen
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