Arc shift move and region arc shift move for twisted knots

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Authors: Tumpa Mahato, Madeti Prabhakar
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Abstract

In this paper, we study the unknotting operation for twisted knots, called arc shift move. First, we find a family of twisted knots with arc shift number $n$ for any given $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Then we define a new unknotting operation, called the region arc shift move for twisted knots and find family of twisted knots whose region arc shift number is less than or equal to $n$ for any given $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Later, we explore bounds for region arc shift number and forbidden number.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Geometric and Algebraic Topology Advanced Graph Theory Research Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
6 February 2026
Document type
Preprint