A central limit theorem for the signatures of 2-bridge knots

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Autori principali: Baker, Cody, Cohen, Moshe, Dam, Henry, Felber, Rebecca, Madras, Neal, Saha, Ritvik, Thackrah, Daisy
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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author Baker, Cody
Cohen, Moshe
Dam, Henry
Felber, Rebecca
Madras, Neal
Saha, Ritvik
Thackrah, Daisy
author_facet Baker, Cody
Cohen, Moshe
Dam, Henry
Felber, Rebecca
Madras, Neal
Saha, Ritvik
Thackrah, Daisy
contents Cohen, Lowrance, Madras, and Raanes computed the average (absolute value of) signature over all 2-bridge knots with crossing number $c$ by introducing the number $s(c,σ)$ of 2-bridge knots of crossing number $c$ and signature $σ$. Here we provide a closed formula for this number. We use these calculations to show that the distribution of the signatures of 2-bridge knots with crossing number $c$ approaches a normal distribution as $c$ tends to infinity.
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spellingShingle A central limit theorem for the signatures of 2-bridge knots
Baker, Cody
Cohen, Moshe
Dam, Henry
Felber, Rebecca
Madras, Neal
Saha, Ritvik
Thackrah, Daisy
Geometric Topology
57K10, 60F05, 05A10
Cohen, Lowrance, Madras, and Raanes computed the average (absolute value of) signature over all 2-bridge knots with crossing number $c$ by introducing the number $s(c,σ)$ of 2-bridge knots of crossing number $c$ and signature $σ$. Here we provide a closed formula for this number. We use these calculations to show that the distribution of the signatures of 2-bridge knots with crossing number $c$ approaches a normal distribution as $c$ tends to infinity.
title A central limit theorem for the signatures of 2-bridge knots
topic Geometric Topology
57K10, 60F05, 05A10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.21107