Writhe-like invariants of alternating links

DOI10.1142/S0218216521500048zbMATH Open1464.57001arXiv2009.11381OpenAlexW3130312878MaRDI QIDQ5859577FDOQ5859577

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Publication date: 16 April 2021

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

Abstract: It is known that the writhe calculated from any reduced alternating link diagram of the same (alternating) link has the same value. That is, it is a link invariant if we restrict ourselves to reduced alternating link diagrams. This is due to the fact that reduced alternating link diagrams of the same link are obtainable from each other via flypes and flypes do not change writhe. In this paper, we introduce several quantities that are derived from Seifert graphs of reduced alternating link diagrams. We prove that they are "writhe-like" invariants in the sense that they are also link invariants among reduced alternating link diagrams. The determination of these invariants are elementary and non-recursive so they are easy to calculate. We demonstrate that many different alternating links can be easily distinguished by these new invariants, even for large, complicated knots for which other invariants such as the Jones polynomial are hard to compute. As an application, we also derive an if and only if condition for a strongly invertible rational link.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.11381

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zbMATH Keywords

writhelink invariantsalternating knots and linksflype

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Knot theory (57K10) Invariants of 3-manifolds (including skein modules, character varieties) (57K31)

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