On n-punctured ball tangles

Details On n-punctured ball tangles On n-punctured ball tangles

2005-02-09

arxiv.org/abs/math/0502176v4

Mathematics

Geometric Topology

34 pages, 13 figures. Corrected Definition 4.13

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We consider a class of topological objects in the 3-sphere $S^3$ which will be called {\it $n$-punctured ball tangles}. Using the Kauffman bracket at $A=e^{\pi i/4}$, an invariant for a special type of $n$-punctured ball tangles is defined. The invariant $F$ takes values in $PM_{2\times2^n}(\mathbb Z)$, that is the set of $2\times 2^n$ matrices over $\mathbb Z$ modulo the scalar multiplication of $\pm1$. This invariant leads to a generalization of a theorem of D. Krebes which gives a necessary condition for a given collection of tangles to be embedded in a link in $S^3$ disjointly. We also address the question of whether the invariant $F$ is surjective onto $PM_{2\times2^n}(\mathbb Z)$. We will show that the invariant $F$ is surjective when $n=0$. When $n=1$, $n$-punctured ball tangles will also be called spherical tangles. We show that $\text{det} F(S)=0$ or 1 {\rm mod} 4 for every spherical tangle $S$. Thus $F$ is not surjective when $n=1$.

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