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A note on knot fertility II

Geometric Topology 2023-11-07 v1

Abstract

A knot KK is called (m,n)(m,n)-fertile if for every prime knot KK' whose crossing number is less than or equal to mm, there exists an nn-crossing diagram of KK such that one can get KK' from the diagram by changing its over-under information. We give an obstruction for knot to be (m,n)(m,n)-fertile. As application, we prove the finiteness of (c(K)+f,c(K)+p)(c(K)+f,c(K)+p)-fertile knots for all f,pf,p. We also discuss the nubmer of Seiefrt circle and writhe of minimum crossing diagrams.

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@article{arxiv.2210.11067,
  title  = {A note on knot fertility II},
  author = {Tetsuya Ito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.11067},
  year   = {2023}
}

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