CN-matrix conjecture for pure braid projections
CN-matrix conjecture for pure braid projections
Let be a positive integer. A braid projection is a braid diagram without over/under-crossing information. Its CN matrix is the zero-diagonal matrix whose entry counts crossings between strands and ; it is therefore symmetric. A matrix is even when all its entries are even, and a zero-diagonal matrix is T0 if, whenever , implies . CN-matrix conjecture. An non-negative integer matrix is the CN matrix of some pure -braid projection if and only if is an even T0 symmetric matrix. This conjecture is proposed alongside the related crossing-matrix and OU-matrix conjectures; no general resolution is given.
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Yuko Ozawa, Ayaka Shimizu and Yoshiro Yaguchi, “The CN matrix of a pure braid projection”, arXiv:2506.08659 (2025).
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