Hebrew University topology and geometry seminar

Abstract: I will describe a class of knots called minimal knots which generalize algebraic knots. They are obtained by taking a minimal disk D (in the Riemannian sense) in R⁴ containing an isolated singular point p and intersecting D with a small 3-sphere. These knots have a natural braid presentation. I will discuss these braids and show the examples we get by plugging them into knot software. This is joint work with Marc Soret.

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