Uniqueness of Seifert graphs

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If we make the bands and disks of a Seifert surface really small and really thin the surface collapses to a graph. It is called a Seifert graph.

  1. If it is not a directed and weighted graph, can we say that for every unique Seifert graph there is a Seifert surface and vice versa?
  2. If it is not a directed but weighted graph, can we say that for every unique Seifert graph there is a Seifert surface and vice versa?
  3. If it is a both directed and weighted graph, can we say that for every unique Seifert graph there is a Seifert surface and vice versa?
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With regards to your first question, I will assume that you are taking your Seifert graph to be embedded in $\mathbb R^3$. This can correspond to multiple Seifert surfaces by taking any Seifert surface with this graph and then adding lots of full twists into one of the bands. I am not sure what you expect the weights and directions to mean for the Seifert surface, so I am not sure how to respond to questions 2 and 3.