Turaev genus and alternating decompositions

DOI10.2140/AGT.2017.17.793MaRDI QIDQ518818zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Cody Armond, Adam M. Lowrance

Publication date 30 March 2017

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.02771

zbMATH Keywords

almost-alternatingalternating decomposition graphsknotlinkTuraev genus

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Abstract: We prove that the genus of the Turaev surface of a link diagram is determined by a graph whose vertices correspond to the boundary components of the maximal alternating regions of the link diagram. Furthermore, we use these graphs to classify link diagrams whose Turaev surface has genus one or two, and we prove that similar classification theorems exist for all genera.

Review text

This paper discusses a graph that determines the genus of a Turaev surface and uses it to classify link diagrams when such genus is less than three, proving that similar classification theorems exist for all genera. Its survey of related work concludes: ``Finding a new method for computing Turaev genus remains a challenging open question.

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