Lattice-polygon knot-statistics asymptotic conjecture

For a knot type KK, let pn(K)p_n(K) be the number of nn-edge polygons of knot type KK. Let 010_1 be the unknot, let fKf_K be the number of prime knot factors in the knot decomposition of KK, and set f01=0f_{0_1}=0. Let α0\alpha_0 be the unknot entropic critical exponent and let μ01\mu_{0_1} be the unknot exponential growth constant. Lattice-polygon knot-statistics conjecture. As nn\to\infty, there are constants BKB_K, A0A_0, and μ01\mu_{0_1}, potentially dependent on the lattice, such that

pn(K)=BKnfKpn(01)(1+o(1)),p_n(K)=B_K n^{f_K}p_n(0_1)(1+o(1)),

and

pn(01)=A0nα0μ01n(1+o(1)).p_n(0_1)=A_0n^{\alpha_0}\mu_{0_1}^n(1+o(1)).

The conjecture follows from polymer scaling theory and numerical evidence. Its form is proved in the tube setting discussed later when the relevant tube asymptotics are available, but it is not established in general lattice-polygon models.

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Nicholas R. Beaton, Kai Ishihara, Mahshid Atapour, Jeremy W. Eng, Mariel Vazquez, Koya Shimokawa and Christine E. Soteros, “Entanglement statistics of polymers in a lattice tube and unknotting of 4-plats”, arXiv:2204.06186 (2025).

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