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A cord algebra for tori in three-space

Symplectic Geometry 2026-04-17 v1 Dynamical Systems Geometric Topology

Abstract

Given a thin torus TKT_K around a knot KR3K\subset \mathbb{R}^3, we construct Morse models of cord algebra Cord(TK)Cord(T_K) with Z\mathbb{Z} and loop space coefficients. Using the Multiple time scale dynamics we identify Cord(TK;Z)Cord(T_K; \mathbb{Z}) with Cord(K;Z)Cord(K; \mathbb{Z}). In combination with the works of Cieliebak-Ekholm-Latschev-Ng and Petrak this indirectly relates Cord(TK)Cord(T_K) to 00-th degree Legendrian contact homology LCH0(L+TK)LCH_0(\mathcal{L}^\ast_+ T_K) of one component of the unit conormal bundle over TKT_K. Our definition of Cord(TK)Cord(T_K) is motivated by JJ-holomorphic curves with boundary on the Lagrangian submanifold L+TKR3L^\ast_+ T_K\cup\mathbb{R}^3 with an arboreal singularity along the torus TKT_K.

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@article{arxiv.2604.14464,
  title  = {A cord algebra for tori in three-space},
  author = {Marián Poppr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.14464},
  year   = {2026}
}

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PhD thesis