Twisted Torus Links and the General Braid
Eric J Hanson
Brandeis University
Max Zhou
UCLA
Brandy G Doleshal
Sam Houston State University
Taylor E Martin
Sam Houston State University
Abstract
Birman and Kofman define the twisted torus links as the closure of a certain braid. We show that we can find another braid representation of twisted torus links, which we call the general braid. Using the general braid, we are able to determine the number of components of some twisted torus links as well as classify the link type of several twisted torus links.
Author Biographies
Eric J Hanson, Brandeis University
Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics
Max Zhou, UCLA
Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics
Brandy G Doleshal, Sam Houston State University
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Taylor E Martin, Sam Houston State University
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
