Prime knots and tangles
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- by W. B. Raymond Lickorish PDF
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Abstract:
A study is made of a method of proving that a classical knot or link is prime. The method consists of identifying together the boundaries of two prime tangles. Examples and ways of constructing prime tangles are explored.References
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- © Copyright 1981 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 267 (1981), 321-332
- MSC: Primary 57M25; Secondary 57M12
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1981-0621991-2
- MathSciNet review: 621991