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Diagram Genus, Generators, and Applications
Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs and Research Notes in Mathematics Series
Author: Stoimenow Alexander
Language: EnglishKeywords
Seifert Circles; braid index of alternating knots; Min Deg; surfaces of genus 4; Reidemeister Moves; canonical Seifert surfaces; Admissible Curve; combinatorial knot theory; Crossing Numbers; Knot diagrams; Alexander Polynomial; polynomial invariant; Positive Diagram; Bennequin surface; Jones Polynomial; knot diagram; Seifert Surface; polynomial invariants; Planar Embedding; canonical genus; Braid Index; Hirasawa's algorithm; Maximal Independent Set; knot generators; Unknot Diagrams; Independent Set; Link Diagrams; Checkerboard Coloring; Negative Crossings; Skein Relation; Canonical Surface; Equivalent Crossings; Max Cf; Vassiliev Invariants; Convex Hull; Wicks Form; Positive Crossing
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In knot theory, diagrams of a given canonical genus can be described by means of a finite number of patterns ("generators"). Diagram Genus, Generators and Applications presents a self-contained account of the canonical genus: the genus of knot diagrams. The author explores recent research on the combinatorial theory of knots and supplies proofs for a number of theorems.
The book begins with an introduction to the origin of knot tables and the background details, including diagrams, surfaces, and invariants. It then derives a new description of generators using Hirasawa?s algorithm and extends this description to push the compilation of knot generators one genus further to complete their classification for genus 4. Subsequent chapters cover applications of the genus 4 classification, including the braid index, polynomial invariants, hyperbolic volume, and Vassiliev invariants. The final chapter presents further research related to generators, which helps readers see applications of generators in a broader context.
Introduction. Preliminaries. The Maximal Number of Generator Crossings and ~-Equivalance Classes. Generators of Genus 4. Unknot Diagrams, Non-Trivial Polynomials, and Achiral Knots. The Signature. Braid Index of Alternating Knots. Minimal String Bennequin Surfaces. The Alexander Polynomial of Alternating Knots. Outlook.
Alexander Stoimenow is an assistant professor in the GIST College at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology. He was previously an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea. His research covers several areas of knot theory, with relations to combinatorics, number theory, and algebra. He earned a PhD from the Free University of Berlin.