Annulus configuration in handlebody-knot exteriors

arXiv2301.06379MaRDI QIDQ6423490FDOQ6423490

Publication date: 16 January 2023

Abstract: In contrast to classical knots, the knot type of a genus two handlebody-knot is not determined by its exterior, and it is often a challenging task to distinguish handlebody-knots with homeomorphic exteriors. The present paper considers an invariant (the annulus diagram), defined via Johannson's characteristic submanifold theory and the Koda-Ozawa classification for essential annuli, and demonstrates its capability to distinguish such handlebody-knots; particularly, the annulus diagram is able to differentiate members in the handlebody-knot families given by Motto and Lee-Lee.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Invariants of 3-manifolds (including skein modules, character varieties) (57K31) Generalized knots (virtual knots, welded knots, quandles, etc.) (57K12) General topology of 3-manifolds (57K30)

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