Knotting probability of equilateral hexagons

DOI10.1142/S0218216519500408zbMATH Open1419.57014arXiv1810.11882WikidataQ128218115 ScholiaQ128218115MaRDI QIDQ5223018FDOQ5223018

Authors: Kathleen Hake 

Publication date: 4 July 2019

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

Abstract: For a positive integer $nge3$, the collection of $n$-sided polygons embedded in $3$-space defines the space of geometric knots. We will consider the subspace of equilateral knots, consisting of embedded $n$-sided polygons with unit length edges. Paths in this space determine isotopies of polygons, so path-components correspond to equilateral knot types. When $nle5$, the space of equilateral knots is connected. Therefore, we examine the space of equilateral hexagons. Using techniques from symplectic geometry, we can parametrize the space of equilateral hexagons with a set of measure preserving action-angle coordinates. With this coordinate system, we provide new bounds on the knotting probability of equilateral hexagons.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.11882

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zbMATH Keywords

polygonal knotequilateral knot

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric probability and stochastic geometry (60D05)

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