Width of a satellite knot and its companion

DOI10.2140/AGT.2018.18.1zbMATH Open1386.57010arXiv1412.3874OpenAlexW3103354793MaRDI QIDQ679774FDOQ679774

Authors: Qilong Guo, Zhenkun Li 

Publication date: 22 January 2018

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

Abstract: In the paper we prove the conjecture by Alexander Zupan that $w(K)geqslant{n}^{2}w(J)$ where w denote the width and $K$ and $J$ are satellite knot and its companion with winding number $n$. Also we proved that for satellite knot with braid pattern, the equality holds.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.3874

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zbMATH Keywords

patternReeb graphwidthwinding numberthin positionsatellite knotscompanion

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