Infinitely many virtual knots with any given sequence of n-writhes
Satoh and Taniguchi introduced the [Formula: see text]-writhe [Formula: see text] for each non-zero integer [Formula: see text], which is an integer invariant for virtual knots. It is obvious that the virtualization of a real crossing is an unknotting operation for virtual knots. In our previous paper, we showed that if [Formula: see text] is a sequence of integers with [Formula: see text], then there exists a virtual knot [Formula: see text] whose virtual unknotting number equals one and [Formula: see text] for any [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we show that there exist infinitely many virtual knots having such properties by using the vertex connected sum on Gauss diagrams.
Authors
- Migiwa Sakurai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0508-2036)
- YOSHIYUKI OHYAMA
Institutions
- Shibaura Institute of Technology (JP)
- Tokyo Woman's Christian University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218216525500920
- Primary Topic
- Graph Theory and Algorithms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00