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Gromov hyperbolicity and a variation of the Gordian complex

Geometric Topology 2010-02-22 v2

Abstract

We introduce new simplicial complexes by using various invariants and local moves for knots, which give generalizations of the Gordian complex defined by Hirasawa and Uchida. In particular, we focus on the simplicial complex defined by using the Alexander-Conway polynomial and the Delta-move, and show that the simplicial complex is Gromov hyperbolic and quasi-isometric to the real line.

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@article{arxiv.0912.0990,
  title  = {Gromov hyperbolicity and a variation of the Gordian complex},
  author = {Kazuhiro Ichihara and In Dae Jong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.0990},
  year   = {2010}
}

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9 pages, 6 figures