Legendrian links of topological unknots

Details Legendrian links of topological unknots Legendrian links of topological unknots

1998-10-29

arxiv.org/abs/math/9810171v2

Mathematics

Geometric Topology

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We use an estimate on the Thurston--Bennequin invariant of a Legendrian link
in terms of its Kauffman-polynomial to show that links of topological unknots,
e.g. the Borromean rings or the Whithead link, may not be represented by
Legendrian links of Legendrian unknots.

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