scholarly journals FINITE TYPE INVARIANTS AND MILNOR INVARIANTS FOR BRUNNIAN LINKS

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 747-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUO HABIRO ◽  
JEAN-BAPTISTE MEILHAN
Keyword(s):  
Quadratic Form ◽  
Finite Type ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Type Invariant ◽  
Milnor Invariants ◽  
Link Homotopy ◽  
Homotopy Invariants ◽  
Brunnian Links

A link L in the 3-sphere is called Brunnian if every proper sublink of L is trivial. In a previous paper, Habiro proved that the restriction to Brunnian links of any Goussarov–Vassiliev finite type invariant of (n + 1)-component links of degree < 2n is trivial. The purpose of this paper is to study the first nontrivial case. We show that the restriction of an invariant of degree 2n to (n + 1)-component Brunnian links can be expressed as a quadratic form on the Milnor link-homotopy invariants of length n + 1.

scholarly journals FINITE TYPE LINK HOMOTOPY INVARIANTS II: Milnor's $\bar\mu$-Invariants

2000 ◽  
Vol 09 (06) ◽  
pp. 735-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
BLAKE MELLOR
Keyword(s):  
Finite Type ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Homotopy Invariant ◽  
Type Invariant ◽  
Link Homotopy ◽  
Homotopy Invariants

We define a notion of finite type invariants for links with a fixed linking matrix. We show that Milnor's link homotopy invariant [Formula: see text] is a finite type invariant, of type 1, in this sense. We also generalize this approach to Milnor's higher order [Formula: see text] invariants and show that they are also, in a sense, of finite type. Finally, we compare our approach to another approach for defining finite type invariants within linking classes.

scholarly journals FINITE TYPE LINK HOMOTOPY INVARIANTS

1999 ◽  
Vol 08 (06) ◽  
pp. 773-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
BLAKE MELLOR
Keyword(s):  
Finite Type ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Chord Diagrams ◽  
Linking Numbers ◽  
String Links ◽  
Link Homotopy ◽  
Homotopy Invariants

In [2], Bar-Natan used unitrivalent diagrams to show that finite type invariants classify string links up to homotopy. In this paper, I will construct the correct spaces of chord diagrams and unitrivalent diagrams for links up to homotopy. I will use these spaces to show that, far from classifying links up to homotopy, the only rational finite type invariants of link homotopy are the linking numbers of the components.

scholarly journals Brunnian links, claspers and Goussarov–Vassiliev finite type invariants

2007 ◽  
Vol 142 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUO HABIRO
Keyword(s):  
Finite Type ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Type Invariant ◽  
Brunnian Links

AbstractGoussarov and the author independently proved that two knots in S3 have the same values of finite type invariants of degree <n if and only if they are Cn-equivalent, which means that they are equivalent up to modification by a kind of geometric commutator of class n. This property does not generalize to links with more than one component.In this paper, we study the case of Brunnian links, which are links whose proper sublinks are trivial. We prove that if n ≥ 1, then an (n+1)-component Brunnian link L is Cn-equivalent to an unlink. We also prove that if n ≥ 2, then L can not be distinguished from an unlink by any Goussarov–Vassiliev finite type invariant of degree <2n.

FINITE TYPE LINK HOMOTOPY INVARIANTS OF k-TRIVIAL LINKS

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (03) ◽  
pp. 375-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES R. HUGHES
Keyword(s):  
Finite Type ◽  
Link Group ◽  
Type Invariant ◽  
Linking Numbers ◽  
Link Homotopy ◽  
Group Automorphisms ◽  
Homotopy Invariants

In a recent paper [8], Xiao-Song Lin gave an example of a finite type invariant of links up to link homotopy that is not simply a polynomial in the pairwise linking numbers. Here we present a reformulation of the problem of finding such polynomials using the primary geometric obstruction homomorphism, previously used to study realizability of link group automorphisms by link homotopies. Using this reformulation, we generalize Lin's results to k-trivial links (links that become homotopically trivial when any k components are deleted). Our approach also gives a method for finding torsion finite type link homotopy invariants within "linking classes," generalizing an idea explored earlier in [1] and [10], and yielding torsion invariants within linking classes that are different from Milnor's invariants in their original indeterminacy.

2- AND 3-VARIATIONS AND FINITE TYPE INVARIANTS OF DEGREE 2 AND 3

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (08) ◽  
pp. 1350042 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIGIWA SAKURAI
Keyword(s):  
Finite Type ◽  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Virtual Knots ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Type Invariant

Goussarov, Polyak and Viro defined a finite type invariant and a local move called an n-variation for virtual knots. In this paper, we give the differences of the values of the finite type invariants of degree 2 and 3 between two virtual knots which can be transformed into each other by a 2- and 3-variation, respectively. As a result, we obtain lower bounds of the distance between long virtual knots by 2-variations and the distance between virtual knots by 3-variations by using the values of the finite type invariants of degree 2 and 3, respectively.

FINITE TYPE INVARIANTS FOR SINGULAR SURFACE BRAIDS ASSOCIATED WITH SIMPLE 1-HANDLE SURGERIES

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
MASAHIDE IWAKIRI
Keyword(s):  
Finite Type ◽  
Singular Surface ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Type Invariant

S. Kamada introduced finite type invariants of knotted surfaces in 4-space associated with finger moves and 1-handle surgeries. In this paper, we define finite type invariants of surface braids associated with simple 1-handle surgeries and prove that a certain set of finite type invariants controls all finite type invariants. As a consequence, we see that every finite type invariant is not a complete invariant.

CLASPER-MOVES AMONG RIBBON 2-KNOTS CHARACTERIZING THEIR FINITE TYPE INVARIANTS

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (09) ◽  
pp. 1163-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
TADAYUKI WATANABE
Keyword(s):  
Finite Type ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Topological Interpretation ◽  
Type Invariant

Habiro found in his thesis a topological interpretation of finite type invariants of knots in terms of local moves called Habiro's Ck-moves. Ck-moves are defined by using his claspers. In this paper we define "oriented" claspers and RCk-moves among ribbon 2-knots as modifications of Habiro's notions to give a similar interpretation of Habiro–Kanenobu–Shima's finite type invariants of ribbon 2-knots. It works also for ribbon 1-knots. Furthermore, by using oriented claspers for ribbon 1-knots, we can prove Habiro–Shima's conjecture in the case of ℚ-valued invariants, saying that ℚ-valued Habiro–Kanenobu–Shima finite type invariant and ℚ-valued Vassiliev–Goussarov finite type invariant are the same thing.

scholarly journals WEIGHT SYSTEMS FOR MILNOR INVARIANTS

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 213-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
BLAKE MELLOR
Keyword(s):  
Finite Type ◽  
Spanning Tree ◽  
Recursive Relation ◽  
Intersection Graph ◽  
Chord Diagram ◽  
Link Invariants ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Milnor Invariants ◽  
Skein Relation

We use Polyak's skein relation to give a new proof that Milnor's string link invariants μ12⋯n are finite type invariants, and to develop a recursive relation for their associated weight systems. We show that the obstruction to the triviality of these weight systems is the presence of a certain kind of spanning tree in the intersection graph of a chord diagram.

scholarly journals The universal sl2 invariant and Milnor invariants

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1650090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Baptiste Meilhan ◽  
Sakie Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Jones Polynomial ◽  
Weight System ◽  
Quantum Invariants ◽  
Universal Formula ◽  
Quantized Enveloping Algebra ◽  
Milnor Invariants ◽  
Link Homotopy ◽  
Tensor Powers ◽  
Homotopy Invariants ◽  
Insight Into

The universal [Formula: see text] invariant of string links has a universality property for the colored Jones polynomial of links, and takes values in the [Formula: see text]-adic completed tensor powers of the quantized enveloping algebra of [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we exhibit explicit relationships between the universal [Formula: see text] invariant and Milnor invariants, which are classical invariants generalizing the linking number, providing some new topological insight into quantum invariants. More precisely, we define a reduction of the universal [Formula: see text] invariant, and show how it is captured by Milnor concordance invariants. We also show how a stronger reduction corresponds to Milnor link-homotopy invariants. As a byproduct, we give explicit criterions for invariance under concordance and link-homotopy of the universal [Formula: see text] invariant, and in particular for sliceness. Our results also provide partial constructions for the still-unknown weight system of the universal [Formula: see text] invariant.

scholarly journals SIMPLIFIED NUMERICAL FORM OF UNIVERSAL FINITE TYPE INVARIANT OF GAUSS WORDS

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (08) ◽  
pp. 1350037
Author(s):  
TOMONORI FUKUNAGA ◽  
TAKAYUKI YAMAGUCHI ◽  
TAKAAKI YAMANOI
Keyword(s):  
Normal Form ◽  
Computer Program ◽  
Finite Type ◽  
Group Structure ◽  
Complete Classification ◽  
Finite Type Invariants ◽  
Partial Classification ◽  
Type Invariant

In this paper, we study the finite type invariants of Gauss words. In the Polyak algebra techniques, we reduce the determination of the group structure to transformation of a matrix into its Smith normal form and we give the simplified form of a universal finite type invariant by means of the isomorphism of this transformation. The advantage of this process is that we can implement it as a computer program. We obtain the universal finite type invariant of degrees 4, 5 and 6 explicitly. Moreover, as an application, we give the complete classification of Gauss words of rank 4 and the partial classification of Gauss words of rank 5 where the distinction of only one pair remains.

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