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Reinforcement learning agent simplifies knot diagrams and improves unknotting number bounds

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Researchers have developed a reinforcement learning pipeline to simplify knot diagrams by learning move proposals and a value heuristic for navigating Reidemeister moves. This system has been applied to complex unknot diagrams, including the $4_1\#9_{10}$ link, where it successfully recovered the established upper bound of three for the unknotting number. Additionally, a self-improving extension of the pipeline was introduced to systematically enhance upper bounds for the unknotting numbers of prime knots. AI

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Reinforcement learning agent simplifies knot diagrams and improves unknotting number bounds

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Anne Dranowski, Yura Kabkov, Daniel Tubbenhauer ·

    RL unknotter, hard unknots and unknotting number

    arXiv:2603.07955v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We develop a reinforcement learning pipeline for simplifying knot diagrams. A trained agent learns move proposals and a value heuristic for navigating Reidemeister moves. The pipeline applies to arbitrary knots and links; …

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