The 13-stick classification conjecture for the simple hexagonal lattice

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Let [K][K] be a knot type, let ssh[K]s_{sh}[K] denote its stick number in the simple hexagonal lattice, and let 313_1, 414_1, 515_1, and 525_2 denote the indicated knot types. 13-stick classification conjecture. The only non-trivial knot types [K][K] with stick number ssh[K]≤13s_{sh}[K] \leq 13 in the cubic lattice are 313_1 and 414_1. In particular, ssh(51)=ssh(52)=14s_{sh}(5_1) = s_{sh}(5_2) = 14. This conjecture would restrict the knot types realizable with at most 13 sticks and determine the stick numbers of the two 5-crossing knots; the supplied text gives no resolution.

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Yueheng Bao, Ari Benveniste, Marion Campisi, Nicholas Cazet, Ansel Goh, Jiantong Liu and Ethan Sherman, “Bounds in simple hexagonal lattice and classification of 11-stick knots”, arXiv:2211.00687 (2023).

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