Obstructions to Lagrangian concordance
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Author(s)
Cornwell, C
Ng, L
Sivek, S
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We investigate the question of the existence of a Lagrangian concordance between two Legendrian knots in R3. In particular, we give obstructions to a concordance from an arbitrary knot to the standard Legendrian unknot, in terms of normal rulings. We also place strong restrictions on knots that have concordances both to and from the unknot and construct an infinite family of knots with nonreversible concordances from the unknot. Finally, we use our obstructions to present a complete list of knots with up to 14 crossings that have Legendrian representatives that are Lagrangian slice.
Date Issued
2016-04-26
Date Acceptance
2015-07-15
Citation
Algebraic and Geometric Topology, 2016, 16 (2), pp.797-824
ISSN
1472-2739
Publisher
Mathematical Sciences Publishers
Start Page
797
End Page
824
Journal / Book Title
Algebraic and Geometric Topology
Volume
16
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© Copyright 2016 Mathematical Sciences Publishers. All rights reserved.
Subjects
math.SG
math.GT
57M25, 57R17, 53D42, 53D12
0101 Pure Mathematics
General Mathematics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-04-26