An algorithmic definition of Gabai width

DOI10.2140/AGT.2023.23.2415MaRDI QIDQ6148477zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ricky Lee

Publication date 11 January 2024

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

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.02295

zbMATH Keywords

Gabai width

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Knot theory (57K10)

Abstract: We define the Wirtinger width of a knot. Then we prove the Wirtinger width of a knot equals its Gabai width. The algorithmic nature of the Wirtinger width leads to an efficient technique for establishing upper bounds on Gabai width. As an application, we use this technique to calculate the Gabai width of approximately 50000 tabulated knots.

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