Supercoiled tangles and stick numbers of 2-Bridge links

DOI10.1142/S0218216515500297zbMATH Open1329.57007arXiv1308.0709OpenAlexW2963249876WikidataQ114072911 ScholiaQ114072911MaRDI QIDQ5262988FDOQ5262988

Authors: Erik Insko, Rolland Trapp 

Publication date: 10 July 2015

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

Abstract: Utilizing both twisting and writhing, we construct integral tangles with few sticks, leading to an efficient method for constructing polygonal 2-bridge links. Let L be a two bridge link with crossing number c, stick number s, and n tangles. It is shown that s is less than or equal to 2/3 c + 2n+3 . We also show that if c > 12n+3, then minimal stick representatives do not admit minimal crossing projections.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1308.0709

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zbMATH Keywords

crossing number2-bridge linksstick number4-plats

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