The Alexander polynomial of twisted torus knots

Autor: Adnan, Park, Kyungbae
Rok vydání: 2024
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: Twisted torus knots are a generalization of torus knots, obtained by introducing additional full twists to adjacent strands of the torus knots. In this article, we present an explicit formula for the Alexander polynomial of twisted torus knots. Our approach utilizes a presentation of the knot group of twisted torus knots combined with Fox's free differential calculus. As applications, we provide a lower bound for the genus of certain families of twisted torus knots and identify families of twisted torus knots that are not $L$-space knots.
Comment: 16 pages, 16 figures; comments are welcome
Databáze: arXiv