2 papers
math.GT2026
Hard diagrams of split links
Corentin Lunel, Arnaud de Mesmay, Jonathan Spreer
Deformations of knots and links in ambient space can be studied combinatorially on their diagrams via local modifications called Reidemeister moves. While it is well-known that, in…
math.GT2025
A Practical Algorithm for Knot Factorisation
Alexander He, Eric Sedgwick, Jonathan Spreer
We present an algorithm for computing the prime factorisation of a knot, which is practical in the following sense: using Regina, we give an implementation that works well for inpu…