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In this paper, we work to construct mosaic representations of knots on the torus, rather than in the plane. This consists of a particular choice of the ambient group, as well as different definitions of contiguous and suitably connected. We…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-04-16 Michael J. Carlisle , Michael S. Laufer

We observe that the strong slope conjecture implies that the degree of the colored Jones polynomial detects all torus knots. As an application we obtain that an adequate knot that has the same colored Jones polynomial degrees as a torus…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-01-30 Efstratia Kalfagianni

A homology and cohomology theory for topological quandles are introduced. The relation between these (co)homology groups and quandle (co)homology groups are studied. The 1 - topological quandle cocycles are used to compute state sum…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2022-08-03 Georgy C. Luke , B. Subhash

A torus-covering $T^2$-knot is a surface-knot of genus one determined from a pair of commutative braids. For a torus-covering $T^2$-knot $F$, we determine the number of irreducible metabelian $SU(2)$-representations of the knot group of $F$…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-07-21 Inasa Nakamura

Continuing the work of Zemke, Livingston and Allen, we consider when linear combinations of torus knots are concordant to $L$-space knots. We begin by proving Allen's conjecture for alternating torus knots. That is, we prove that a linear…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2024-02-21 Dan Guyer , Thomas Sachen

We relate invariants of torus knots to the counts of a class of lattice paths, which we call generalized Schr\"oder paths. We determine generating functions of such paths, located in a region determined by a type of a torus knot under…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-05-17 Marko Stošić , Piotr Sułkowski

To study embeddings of tangles in knots, we use quandle cocycle invariants. Computations are carried out for the tables of knots and tangles, to investigate which tangles may or may not embed in knots in the tables.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Kheira Ameur , Mohamed Elhamdadi , Tom Rose , Masahico Saito , Chad Smudde

We derive a closed-form expression for the adjoint polynomials of torus knots and investigate their special properties. The results are presented in the very explicit double sum form and provide a deeper insight into the structure of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-01-01 Andrei Mironov , Vivek Kumar Singh

The pair (K,r) consisting of a knot K and a surjective map r from the knot group onto a dihedral group is said to be a p-colored knot. D. Moskovich conjectured that for any odd prime p there are exactly p equivalence classes of p-colored…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-11-06 R. A. Litherland , Steven D. Wallace

Algebraic homology and cohomology theories for quandles have been studied extensively in recent years. With a given quandle 2(3)-cocycle one can define a state-sum invariant for knotted curves(surfaces). In this paper we introduce another…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2016-01-20 Zhiyun Cheng , Hongzhu Gao

Quandle cocycles are constructed from extensions of quandles. The theory is parallel to that of group cohomology and group extensions. An interpretation of quandle cocycle invariants as obstructions to extending knot colorings is given, and…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 J. Scott Carter , Mohamed Elhamdadi , Marina Appiou Nikiforou , Masahico Saito

We study the behavior of the degree of the colored Jones polynomial and the boundary slopes of knots under the operation of cabling. We show that, under certain hypothesis on this degree, if a knot $K$ satisfies the Slope Conjecture then a…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2016-04-19 Efstratia Kalfagianni , Anh T. Tran

In 1973, Altshuler characterized the $6$-regular triangulations on the torus to be precisely those that are obtained from a regular triangulation of the $r \times s$ toroidal grid where the vertices in the first and last column are…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-10-11 Brahadeesh Sankarnarayanan

We classify positive transversal torus knots in tight contact structures up to transversal isotopy.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-11-11 John B. Etnyre

We study glued tensor and free products of compact matrix quantum groups with cyclic groups -- so-called tensor and free complexifications. We characterize them by studying their representation categories and algebraic relations. In…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2022-02-08 Daniel Gromada

In this paper, we give a method to evaluate minimum numbers of Dehn colors for knots by using symmetric local biquandle cocycle invariants. We give answers to some questions arising as a consequence of our previous paper [6]. In particular,…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-04-08 Eri Matsudo , Kanako Oshiro , Gaishi Yamagishi

Torus knots are an important family of knots about which much is understood; invariants of torus knots often exhibit nice formulas, making them convenient and fundamental building blocks for examples in knot theory. Spiral knots, defined…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-06-24 Sarah Blackwell , Ashish Das , Sydney Mayer , Luke Moyar , Faisal Quraishi , Ryan Stees

We compute Cayley graphs and automorphism groups for all finite $n$-quandles of two-bridge and torus knots and links, as well as torus links with an axis.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-01-06 Alissa S. Crans , Jim Hoste , Blake Mellor , Patrick D. Shanahan

A table of the families of alternating knots formed by conways is presented. The Conway's function is shown with the use of linear algebra in terms of natural numbers, called conways, that represent the number of crossings along a…

General Topology · Mathematics 2012-12-14 E. Piña

It is known that any surface knot can be transformed to an unknotted surface knot or a surface knot which has a diagram with no triple points by a finite number of 1-handle additions. The minimum number of such 1-handles is called the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2013-05-21 Inasa Nakamura