RIBBONLENGTH OF TORUS KNOTS

DOI10.1142/S0218216508005938MaRDI QIDQ3519646zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Brooke Kennedy, T. Mattman, Roberto Raya, Dan Tating

Publication date 19 August 2008

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0410565

zbMATH Keywords

Ribbonlengthtorus knots

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Abstract: Using Kauffman's model of flat knotted ribbons, we demonstrate how all regular polygons of at least seven sides can be realised by ribbon constructions of torus knots. We calculate length to width ratios for these constructions thereby bounding the Ribbonlength of the knots. In particular, we give evidence that the closed (respectively, truncation) Ribbonlength of a (q+1,q) torus knot is (2q+1)cot(pi/(2q+1)) (resp., 2q cot(pi/(2q+1))). Using these calculations, we provide the bounds c_1 leq 2/pi and c_2 geq 5/3 cot(pi/5) for the constants c_1 and c_2 that relate Ribbonlength R(K) and crossing number C(K) in a conjecture of Kusner: c_1 C(K) leq R(K) leq c_2 C(K).

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