Band sum
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Short description: Method of connecting knots
In geometric topology, a band sum of two n-dimensional knots K1 and K2 along an (n + 1)-dimensional 1-handle h called a band is an n-dimensional knot K such that:
- There is an (n + 1)-dimensional 1-handle h connected to (K1, K2) embedded in Sn+2.
- There are points [math]\displaystyle{ p_1\in K_1 }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ p_2\in K_2 }[/math] such that [math]\displaystyle{ h }[/math] is attached to [math]\displaystyle{ K_1\sqcup K_2 }[/math] along [math]\displaystyle{ p_1\sqcup p_2 }[/math].
K is the n-dimensional knot obtained by this surgery.
A band sum is thus a generalization of the usual connected sum of knots.
See also
References
- Cromwell, Peter R. (2004), Knots and Links, Cambridge University Press, p. 90, ISBN 9780521548311, https://books.google.com/books?id=djvbTNR2dCwC&pg=PA90.
- Kawauchi, Akio (1996), Survey on Knot Theory, Springer, p. 31, ISBN 9783764351243, https://books.google.com/books?id=gWbyJn7c5G0C&pg=PA31.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band sum.
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