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A topological characterization of toroidally alternating knots

Geometric Topology 2016-08-02 v1

Abstract

We extend Howie's characterization of alternating knots to give a topological characterization of toroidally alternating knots, which were defined by Adams. We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for a knot to be toroidally alternating. We also give a topological characterization of almost-alternating knots which is different from Ito's recent characterization.

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@article{arxiv.1608.00521,
  title  = {A topological characterization of toroidally alternating knots},
  author = {Seungwon Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.00521},
  year   = {2016}
}

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19 pages