Crossing numbers of composite knots and spatial graphs

Benjamin Bode

doi:10.1016/j.topol.2018.05.001

Crossing numbers of composite knots and spatial graphs

Benjamin Bode

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We study the minimal crossing number c(K₁#K₂) of composite knots K₁#K₂, where K₁ and K₂ are prime, by relating it to the minimal crossing number of spatial graphs, in particular the 2n-theta-curve θ_K₁,K₂ ⁿ that results from tying n of the edges of the planar embedding of the 2n-theta-graph into K₁ and the remaining n edges into K₂. We prove that for large enough n we have c(θ_K₁,K₂ ⁿ)=n(c(K₁)+c(K₂)). We also formulate additional relations between the crossing numbers of certain spatial graphs that, if satisfied, imply the additivity of the crossing number or at least give a lower bound for c(K₁#K₂).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-51
Number of pages	19
Journal	Topology and its Applications
Volume	243
Early online date	9 May 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.topol.2018.05.001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2018

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Crossing number
Spatial graphs
Theta-curves

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