A simpler braid description for all links in the 3-sphere
- Date
- Apr 16, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Speaker
- Thiago de Paiva
- Affiliation
- Peking University
- Language
- en
- Main Topic
- Biologie
- Host
- Local Organisers: Nikola Sadovek, Maximilian Wiesmann, Giulio Zucal
- Description
- By Alexander’s theorem, every link in the 3-sphere can be represented as the closure of a braid. Lorenz links and twisted torus links are two well-studied families that admit explicit braid descriptions. In this talk, we introduce a natural generalization of these families that encompasses all links in the 3-sphere, yielding a simpler braid description for all links in the 3-sphere. This introduces a new perspective in knot theory.
Last modified: Apr 16, 2026, 7:36:18 AM
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG CSBD SR Top Floor (VC))Pfotenhauerstraße10801307Dresden
- Phone
- +49 351 210-0
- Fax
- +49 351 210-2000
- MPI-CBG
- Homepage
- http://www.mpi-cbg.de
Organizer
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and GeneticsPfotenhauerstraße10801307Dresden
- Phone
- +49 351 210-0
- Fax
- +49 351 210-2000
- MPI-CBG
- Homepage
- http://www.mpi-cbg.de
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