Stable crossing number conjecture for twist families

Let {Kn}\{K_n\} be a twist family of knots, and let η\eta be its wrapping number. Define the stable crossing number, when the limit exists, by

cs(Kn)=limnc(Kn)n.c_s(K_n)=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{c(K_n)}{n}.

Stable crossing number conjecture. The stable crossing number exists and

cs(Kn)=η(η1).c_s(K_n)=\eta(\eta-1).

The conjecture identifies the asymptotic crossing-number growth with the contribution from the fully twisted region. The preceding diagrammatic estimate gives only the corresponding upper bound.

Sources & referencesView supporting material

Primary source

Kenneth L. Baker and Kimihiko Motegi, “The stable crossing number of a twist family of knots and the satellite crossing number conjecture”, arXiv:2404.05308 (2024).

Progress summary

Never refreshed

Nothing recorded yet. Refresh searches the literature and the public web for attempts on this problem, and writes the first summary here.

Solutions 0

No solutions have been posted yet.