Concordances of sums of alternating torus knots and their mirrors to L-space knots

Continuing the work of Zemke, Livingston and Allen, we consider when linear combinations of torus knots are concordant to [Formula: see text]-space knots. We begin by proving Allen’s conjecture for alternating torus knots. That is, we prove that a linear combination of alternating torus knots is concordant to an [Formula: see text]-space knot if and only if the connected sum is a single torus knot. Then we establish a necessary condition for when a linear combination of torus knots is concordant to an [Formula: see text]-space knot.

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Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications
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2025-10-24
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https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218216525500932
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Geometric and Algebraic Topology
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Concordances of sums of alternating torus knots and their mirrors to L-space knots

Dan Guyer, Thomas Sachen
Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications
Geometric and Algebraic Topology
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Concordances of sums of alternating torus knots and their mirrors to L-space knots

Dan Guyer, Thomas Sachen
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Abstract

Continuing the work of Zemke, Livingston and Allen, we consider when linear combinations of torus knots are concordant to [Formula: see text]-space knots. We begin by proving Allen’s conjecture for alternating torus knots. That is, we prove that a linear combination of alternating torus knots is concordant to an [Formula: see text]-space knot if and only if the connected sum is a single torus knot. Then we establish a necessary condition for when a linear combination of torus knots is concordant to an [Formula: see text]-space knot.

Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications
Scuola Normale Superiore (IT), University of Washington (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 64%
Geometric and Algebraic Topology
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