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In this paper we introduce the concept of a space-efficient knot mosaic. That is, we seek to determine how to create knot mosaics using the least number of non-blank tiles necessary to depict the knot. This least number is called the tile…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-05-18 Aaron Heap , Douglas Knowles

Lomonaco and Kauffman developed knot mosaics to give a definition of a quantum knot system. This definition is intended to represent an actual physical quantum system. A knot $n$-mosaic is an $n \times n$ matrix of 11 kinds of specific…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-11-27 Hwa Jeong Lee , Kyungpyo Hong , Ho Lee , Seungsang Oh

The concepts of tile number and space-efficiency for knot mosaics were first explored by Heap and Knowles (arXiv:1702.06462), where they determined the possible tile numbers and space-efficient layouts for every prime knot with mosaic…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-05-18 Aaron Heap , Natalie LaCourt

Lomonaco and Kauffman introduced knot mosaics in 2008 to model physical quantum states. These mosaics use a set of tiles to represent knots on $n x n$ grids. In 2023 Heap introduced a new set of tiles that can represent knots on a smaller…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-11-29 Vincent Lin

The study of knot mosaics is based upon representing knot diagrams using a set of tiles on a square grid. This branch of knot theory has many unanswered questions, especially regarding the efficiency with which we draw knots as mosaics.…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-01-29 Aaron Heap , Douglas Baldwin , James Canning , Greg Vinal

A knot mosaic is a grid of pictorial tiles representing a tame knot or link. Recently, two groups independently introduced a new set of tiles. We call mosaics made with these new tiles corner mosaics. The (corner) tile number is the minimum…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-05-08 Ezra Aylaian

Lomonaco and Kauffman introduced knot mosaic system to give a definition of quantum knot system. This definition is intended to represent an actual physical quantum system. A knot $(m,n)$-mosaic is an $m \times n$ matrix of mosaic tiles…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-11-11 Kyungpyo Hong , Ho Lee , Hwa Jeong Lee , Seungsang Oh

The concept of a knot mosaic was introduced by Lomonaco and Kauffman as a means to construct a quantum knot system. The mosaic number of a given knot $K$ is defined as the minimum integer $n$ that allows the representation of $K$ on an $n…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-08-31 Seonmi Choi , Jieon Kim

A knot mosaic is a representation of a knot or link on a square grid using a collection of tiles that are either blank or contain a portion of the knot diagram. Traditionally, a piece of the knot on one tile connects to a piece of the knot…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2024-04-03 Aaron Heap , Una Donovan , Riley Grossman , Nickolas Laine , Connor McDermott , Marcus Paone , Drew Southcott

Mosaic tiles were first introduced by Lomonaco and Kauffman in 2008 to describe quantum knots, and have since been studied for their own right. Using a modified set of tiles, front projections of Legendrian knots can be built from mosaics…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Margaret Kipe , Samantha Pezzimenti , Leif Schaumann , Luc Ta , Wing Hong Tony Wong

In 2008, Lomonaco and Kauffman introduced a knot mosaic system to define a quantum knot system. A quantum knot is used to describe a physical quantum system such as the topology or status of vortexing that occurs on a small scale can not…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2018-03-16 Hwa Jeong Lee , Lewis D. Ludwig , Joseph S. Paat , Amanda Peiffer

Lomonaco and Kauffman introduced a knot mosaic system to give a precise and workable definition of a quantum knot system, the states of which are called quantum knots. This paper is inspired by an open question about the knot mosaic…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2016-09-05 Seungsang Oh

Knot mosaic theory was introduced by Lomonaco and Kauffman in the paper on `Quantum knots and mosaics' to give a precise and workable definition of quantum knots, intended to represent an actual physical quantum system. A knot (m,n)-mosaic…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2017-03-16 Seungsang Oh , Kyungpyo Hong , Ho Lee , Hwa Jeong Lee , Mi Jeong Yeon

Knot mosaics are used to model physical quantum states. The mosaic number of a knot is the smallest integer $m$ such that the knot can be represented as a knot $m$-mosaic. In this paper we establish an upper bound for the crossing number of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2018-05-29 Hugh Howards , Andrew Kobin

Mosaic diagrams for knots were first introduced in 2008 by Lomanoco and Kauffman for the purpose of building a quantum knot system. Since then, many others have explored the structure of these knot mosaic diagrams, as they are interesting…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-04-13 Sandy Ganzell , Allison Henrich

In this paper we introduce the notion of a spherical knot mosaic where a knot is represented by tiling the surface of a topological 2-sphere with 11 canonical knot mosaic tiles and show this gives rise to several novel knot (and link)…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2026-01-27 Ally Nagasawa-Hinck , Peyton Phinehas Wood

Lomonaco and Kauffman developed a knot mosaic system to introduce a precise and workable definition of a quantum knot system. This definition is intended to represent an actual physical quantum system. A knot (m,n)-mosaic is an $m \times n$…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-12-16 Seungsang Oh , Kyungpyo Hong , Ho Lee , Hwa Jeong Lee

Knot mosaics were introduced by Kauffman and Lomonaco in the context of quantum knots, but have since been studied for their own right. A classical knot mosaic is formed on a square grid. In this work, we identify opposite edges of the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-11-06 Kendall Heiney , Margaret Kipe , Samantha Pezzimenti , Kaelyn Pontes , Luc Ta

Lomonaco and Kauffman introduced a knot mosaic system to give a definition of a quantum knot system which can be viewed as a blueprint for the construction of an actual physical quantum system. A knot $n$-mosaic is an $n \times n$ matrix of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-11-11 Kyungpyo Hong , Ho Lee , Hwa Jeong Lee , Seungsang Oh

Mosaic knots, first introduced in 2008 by Lomanoco and Kauffman, have become a useful tool for studying combinatorial invariants of knots and links. In 2020, by considering knot mosaics on $n \times n$ polygons with boundary edge…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2024-12-23 Taylor Martin , Rachel Meyers
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