On transverse-universality of twist knots
Geometric Topology
2026-01-21 v3
Abstract
In the search for transverse-universal knots in the standard contact structure on , we present a classification of the transverse twist knots with maximal self-linking number, that admit only overtwisted contact branched covers. As a direct consequence, we obtain an infinite family of transverse knots in that are not transverse-universal, although they are universal in the topological sense.
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@article{arxiv.2402.12585,
title = {On transverse-universality of twist knots},
author = {Sebastian Zapata},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.12585},
year = {2026}
}
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16 pages, 18 figures