Non-triviality conjecture for generalized alternating knots

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Let FF be a closed surface embedded in S3S^3, and let KK be a knot contained in F×[−1,1]F\times[-1,1] with a reduced, prime, alternating diagram on FF.

Non-triviality conjecture. KK is not trivial for FF.

This conjecture concerns whether generalized alternating knots on closed surfaces can be trivial for the surface. The source provides no resolution status for the claim.

References

Primary source

Makoto Ozawa, “Non-triviality of generalized alternating knots”, arXiv:math/0504012 (2005).

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