Alternating links have at most polynomially many seifert surfaces of fixed genus

Joel Hass, Abigail Thompson, Anastasiia Tsvietkova

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Abstract

Let L be a non-split prime alternating link with n > 0 crossings. We show that for each fixed g, the number of genus-g Seifert surfaces for L is bounded by an explicitly given polynomial in n. The result also holds for all spanning surfaces of fixed Euler characteristic. Previously known bounds were exponential.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)525-534
Number of pages10
JournalIndiana University Mathematics Journal
Volume70
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Mathematics

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