Abstract
A Legendrian or transverse knot in an overtwisted contact 3–manifold is nonloose if its complement is tight and loose if its complement is overtwisted. We define three measures of the extent of nonlooseness of a nonloose knot and show they are distinct.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1031-1066 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Journal | Algebraic and Geometric Topology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Apr 22 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geometry and Topology
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Baker, K. L., & Onaran, S. (2015). Nonlooseness of nonloose knots. Algebraic and Geometric Topology, 15(2), 1031-1066. https://doi.org/10.2140/agt.2015.15.1031