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Geometry of (1,1)-Knots and Knot Floer Homology

Posted on:2016-03-10Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Princeton UniversityCandidate:Racz, Bela AndrasFull Text:PDF
GTID:1470390017469281Subject:Mathematics
Abstract/Summary:
We apply the technique of Heegaard Floer Homology to (1,1)-knots (1-bridge knots on the torus) to determine all (1,1)-knots of crossing number up to 12. We also prove miscellaneous results regarding (1,1)-knots, including the existence of a family with trivial Alexander polynomial, and symmetry results.;In addition, we define and study a new class of multi-pointed Heegaard diagrams for links in S3 that generalizes the classical notion of grid diagrams.
Keywords/Search Tags:-knots
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