Triple Crossing Number of Knots and Links
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A triple crossing is a crossing in a projection of a knot or link that has three strands of the knot passing straight through it. A triple crossing projection is a projection such that all of the crossings are triple crossings. We prove that every knot and link has a triple crossing projection and then investigate c3(K), which is the minimum number of triple crossings in a projection of K. We obtain upper and lower bounds on c3(K) in terms of the traditional crossing number and show that both are realized. We also relate triple crossing number to the span of the bracket polynomial and use this to determine c3(K) for a variety of knots and links. We then use c3(K) to obtain bounds on the volume of a hyperbolic knot or link. We also consider extensions to cn(K).
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