Eventual linearity conjecture for crossing numbers in twist families

Let {Kn}\{K_n\} be a twist family of knots with wrapping number η\eta.

Eventual linearity conjecture. For sufficiently large nn,

c(Kn+1)=c(Kn)+η(η1).c(K_{n+1})=c(K_n)+\eta(\eta-1).

This is a more precise version of the stable crossing number conjecture: it predicts that the crossing number eventually increases by the exact contribution of one additional full twist.

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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).

Additional references

3 papers in this index state this conjecture (2018–2024). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2111.03345, arXiv:1806.00457.

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