Grid Diagrams, Braids, and Contact Geometry
Geometric Topology
2010-10-05 v2 Symplectic Geometry
Abstract
We use grid diagrams to present a unified picture of braids, Legendrian knots, and transverse knots.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.0812.3665,
title = {Grid Diagrams, Braids, and Contact Geometry},
author = {Lenhard Ng and Dylan Thurston},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.3665},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
14 pages, 12 figures, to appear in proceedings of the 2008 Gokova Geometry/Topology Conference; v2: minor changes following referee comments