The 13-stick classification conjecture for the simple hexagonal lattice
Let be a knot type, let denote its stick number in the simple hexagonal lattice, and let , , , and denote the indicated knot types. 13-stick classification conjecture. The only non-trivial knot types with stick number in the cubic lattice are and . In particular, . 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.
References
Primary source
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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