On 2-knots with total width eight
On 2-knots with total width eight
A $2$-knot is (the isotopy class of) a $2$-sphere smoothly embedded in $4$-space. The apparent contour of a generic planar projection of a $2$-knot divides the plane into several regions, and to each such region, we associate the number of sheets covering it. The total width of a $2$-knot is …