Diagrammatic representations of knots and links as closed braids

2018/11/28 by Sofia Lambropoulou, Lambropoulou, Sofia · 2 citations
Computer Science · Mathematics · #Algebra over a field #Braid #Computer science #Diagrammatic reasoning #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #History #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Mathematics #Programming language #Pure mathematics #math.GT #msc:57M25 #msc:57M27 #semigroups and automata theory

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1811.11701

published in arXiv (Cornell University) (Cornell University) · 12 pages, 21 figures. This article is written for an upcoming concise encyclopaedia of knot theory. Posted with the publisher's approval

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Abstract

This is an expository article on diagrammatic representations of knots and links in various settings via braids.

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