Boundary Slope Diameter and Crossing Number of 2-Bridge Knots
Topic
In joint work with Maybrun and Robinson, we prove that for 2-bridge knots, the diameter of the set of boundary slopes is twice the crossing number. We also show that 2-bridge knots with four or fewer boundary slopes have a boundary slope of genus two or less. After some topological preliminaries, the argument quickly becomes combinatorial and is based on comparing various continued fraction representations of the same fraction.
Speakers
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Event Type
Scientific, Seminar
Date
September 19, 2007
Time
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Location