Arc shift move and region arc shift move for twisted knots
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