Planar Legendrian $\Theta$-graphs
Geometric Topology
2016-06-03 v1
Abstract
We classify topologically trivial Legendrian -graphs and identify the complete family of nondestabilizeable Legendrian realizations in this topological class. In contrast to all known results for Legendrian knots, this is an infinite family of graphs. We also show that any planar graph that contains a subdivision of a -graph or as a subgraph will have an infinite number of distinct, topologically trivial nondestabilizeable Legendrian embeddings. Additionally, we introduce two moves, vertex stabilization and vertex twist, that change the Legendrian type within a smooth isotopy class.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1606.00486,
title = {Planar Legendrian $\Theta$-graphs},
author = {Peter Lambert-Cole and Danielle O'Donnol},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.00486},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
20 pages, 15 figures