A simpler braid description for all links in the 3-sphere
Organizers
Speaker
Thiago de Paiva
Time
Thursday, November 20, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Venue
A3-4-101
Online
Zoom 928 682 9093
(BIMSA)
Abstract
By Alexander's theorem, every link in the 3-sphere can be represented as the closure of a braid. Lorenz links and twisted torus links are two families that have been extensively studied and are well-described in terms of braids. In this talk, we will present a natural generalization of Lorenz links and twisted torus links that produces all links in the 3-sphere. This provides a simpler braid description for all links in the 3-sphere.