Virtual Seifert surfaces

DOI10.1142/S0218216519500391MaRDI QIDQ5378503zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Micah W. Chrisman

Publication date 31 May 2019

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.05715

zbMATH Keywords

canonical Seifert genussignature functionsvirtual Seifert surfaces

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Abstract: A virtual knot that has a homologically trivial representative $mathscrK$ in a thickened surface $Sigmaimes[0,1]$ is said to be an almost classical (AC) knot. $mathscrK$ then bounds a Seifert surface $FsubsetSigmaimes[0,1]$. Seifert surfaces of AC knots are useful for computing concordance invariants and slice obstructions. However, Seifert surfaces in $Sigmaimes[0,1]$ are difficult to construct. Here we introduce virtual Seifert surfaces of AC knots. These are planar figures representing $FsubsetSigmaimes[0,1]$. An algorithm for constructing a virtual Seifert surface from a Gauss diagram is given. This is applied to computing signatures and Alexander polynomials of AC knots. A canonical genus of AC knots is also studied. It is shown to be distinct from the virtual canonical genus of Stoimenow-Tchernov-Vdovina.

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