The triple-tangency conjecture for the twice tangent sphere map

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Let KK be a knot and let ψK(2,2)\psi_K^{(2,2)} be its twice tangent sphere map, which assigns to a pair of distinct points of KK the sphere tangent to KK at both points, wherever this sphere is defined. Triple-tangency conjecture. If KK is non-trivial, then ψK(2,2)\psi_K^{(2,2)} is not injective; equivalently, there is a sphere Σ\Sigma tangent to KK at three or more points. This predicts a multiple tangency phenomenon for every non-trivial knot, but the source gives no resolution.

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R. Langevin and J. O'Hara, “Conformally invariant energies of knots”, arXiv:math/0409396 (2004).

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