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All Prime Knots Through 10 Crossings Have Superbridge Index $\leq 5$

Geometric Topology 2022-07-08 v1

Abstract

This paper gives new upper bounds on the stick numbers of the knots 9189_{18}, 101810_{18}, 105810_{58}, 106610_{66}, 106810_{68}, 108010_{80}, 108210_{82}, 108410_{84}, 109310_{93}, 1010010_{100}, and 1015210_{152}, as well as on the equilateral stick number of 107910_{79}. These bounds imply that the knots 105810_{58}, 106610_{66}, and 108010_{80} have superbridge index 5\leq 5, completing the project of showing that no prime knots through 10 crossings can have superbridge index larger than 5. The current best bounds on stick number and superbridge index for prime knots through 10 crossings are given in Appendix A.

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@article{arxiv.2112.10902,
  title  = {All Prime Knots Through 10 Crossings Have Superbridge Index $\leq 5$},
  author = {Clayton Shonkwiler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.10902},
  year   = {2022}
}

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13 pages, 1 figure, 3 appendices