Bridge number and Conway products

DOI10.2140/AGT.2010.10.789zbMATH Open1200.57003arXiv0712.1625OpenAlexW2137017004MaRDI QIDQ969665FDOQ969665

Authors: Ryan Blair 

Publication date: 7 May 2010

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

Abstract: Schubert proved that, given a composite link $K$ with summands $K_1$ and $K_2$, the bridge number of $K$ satisfies the following equation: ${\displaystyle }$�eta(K)=�eta(K_{1})+�eta(K_{2})-1.${\displaystyle }$ In ``Conway Produts and Links with Multiple Bridge Surfaces", Scharlemann and Tomova proved that, given links $K_1$ and $K_2$, there is a Conway product $K_{1}ime{s}_c{K}_2$ such that ${\displaystyle }$�eta(K_{1} imes_{c} K_{2}) leq �eta(K_{1}) + �eta(K_{2}) - 1${\displaystyle }$ In this paper, we define the generalized Conway product $K_{1}as{t}_c{K}_2$ and prove the lower bound $$ where $K_1$ is the distinguished factor of the generalized product. We go on to show this lower bound is tight for an infinite class of links with arbitrarily high bridge number.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0712.1625

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zbMATH Keywords

thin positionbridge positionc-incompressible surfaceConway sphere of a knotdistinguished factorgeneralized Conway product

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General geometric structures on low-dimensional manifolds (57M50)

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