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Exactly 14 intrinsically knotted graphs have 21 edges. Min Jung Lee, jointwork with Hyoung Jun Kim, Hwa Jeong Lee and Seungsang Oh
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1. Definitions 2. Some results for intrinsically knotted 3. Terminology 4. Main theorem and lemmas 5. Sketch of proof Contents
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3/ 12 We will consider a graph as an embedded graph in R 3. -A graph G is called intrinsically knotted (IK) if every spatial embedding of the graph contains a knotted cycle. -For a graph G, H is minor graph of G obtained by edge contracting or edge deleting from G. -If no minor graph of G are intrinsically knotted even if G is intrinsically knotted, G is called minor minimal for intrinsic knottedness. Definitions
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4/ 12 -The △ -Y move ; If there is △ abc such that connection between vertices a, b, c, then it can be c hanged by adding one vertex d and connecting d to all vertices a, b, c. Definitions
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5/ 12 [Conway-Gordon ] Every embedding of K 7 contains a knotted cycle. (So, K 7 is IK.) [Robertson-Seymour] There is finite minor minimal graph for intrinsic knottedness. - But completing the set of minor minimal for intrinsic knottedness is still open problem. - K 7 and K 3,3,1,1 are minor minimal graphs for intrinsic knottedness. Some results for IK
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6/ 12 △ -Y move preserve intrinsic knottedness. Moreover, △ -Y move preserve minor minimality of K 7 and K 3,3,1,1, so thirteen graphs obtained from K 7 by △ -Y move and twenty-five graphs obtained from K 3,3,1,1 by △ -Y move are also minor minimal for intrinsic knottedness. Some results for IK [Goldberg, Mattman, and Naimi] None of the six new graphs are intrinsically knotted. From now on, we will consider about triangle-free graph.
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7/ 12 [Johnson, Kidwell, and Michael] There is no intrinsically knotted graph consisting at most 20 edges. Some results for IK The only triangle-free intrinsically knotted graphs with 21 edges are H12 and C 14. Main theorem
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G=(E, V) : Simple triangle-free graph with deg(v) ≥ 3 for every vertex v in G. G=(E, V) : A graph obtained by removing 2 vertices and contracting edges which have degree 1 or 2 vertex at either end. E(a) : The set of edges which are incident with a. V(a) : The set of neighboring vertices of a. V n (a) : The set of neighboring vertices of a with degree n. V n (a, b) = V n (a) ∩ V n (b). V Y (a, b) : The set of vertices of V 3 (a, b) whose neighboring vertices are a, b and a vertex with degree 3. 8 / 12 Terminology ^^^ |E| = 21-|E(a) ∪ E(b)| - {|V 3 (a)|+|V 3 (b)|-|V 3 (a, b)|+|V 4 (a, b)|+|V Y (a, b)|} ^
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9 / 12 Terminology We can obtain the below equation easily ; |E| = 21-|E(a) ∪ E(b)| - {|V 3 (a)|+|V 3 (b)|-|V 3 (a, b)|+|V 4 (a, b)|+|V Y (a, b)|} a ^ b
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A graph is n-apex if one can remove n vertices from it to obtain a planar graph. Lemma 1. If G is a 2-apex, then G is not IK. Lemma 2. If |E| ≤ 8, then G is planar graph. Lemma 3. If |E| = 9, then G is planar graph, or homeomorpic to K 3,3 10 / 12 Main theorem and lemmas The only triangle-free intrinsically knotted graphs with 21 edges are H12 and C 14. Main theorem ^^ ^^
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11 / 12 Let a be a vertex which has maximum degree in G = (V, E). Our proof treats the cases deg(a) = 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 in turn. In most cases, we delete a vertex a and another vertex to produce a planar graph. And we will consider subcase with the number of degree 3 vertex in each deg(a) = 7, 6, 5 case. In these cases, we show that the graph G is 2-apex, so G is not intrinsically knotted. Sketch of proof a b b |E| ≤ 21-(5+4)-{3+1}=8 |E| ≤ 21-(5+4-1)-{3+3} ≤ 8 |E| = 21-(5+5-1)-{3} =9 ^ ^ ^ |E| = 21-|E(a) ∪ E(b)| - {|V 3 (a)|+|V 3 (b)|-|V 3 (a, b)|+|V 4 (a, b)|+|V Y (a, b)|} ^
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12 / 12 When deg(a) = 4, it is enough to consider three cases (|V 3 |, |V 4 |) = (2, 9) or (6,6) or (10, 3) where |V n | is the number of degree n vertex. We show that the case (2, 9) and (10, 3) are not intrinsically knotted, and the case (6, 6) is homeomorphic to H 12. The last case is deg(a) = 3. So all vertex have degree 3. In this case, we can know that the graph is homeomorphic to C 14. This is end of the proof. Sketch of proof
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