Title
A combinatorial approach to knot recognition
Abstract
This is a report on our ongoing research on a combinatorial approach to knot recognition, using coloring of knots by certain algebraic objects called quandles. The aim of the paper is to summarize the mathematical theory of knot coloring in a compact, accessible manner, and to show how to use it for computational purposes. In particular, we address how to determine colorability of a knot, and propose to use SAT solving to search for colorings. The computational complexity of the problem, both in theory and in our implementation, is discussed. In the last part, we explain how coloring can be utilized in knot recognition.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1007/978-3-319-25043-4_7
Communications in Computer and Information Science
Field
DocType
Volume
Discrete mathematics,Algebraic number,Jones polynomial,Mathematical theory,Constraint satisfaction problem,Knot (unit),Mathematics,Computational complexity theory
Journal
514
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1865-0929
1
0.48
References 
Authors
2
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
A. Fish124722.48
Alexei Lisitsa227245.94
David Stanovský3172.56