Listing knot
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
One of the simplest non-trivial knots (see Fig. and Knot theory). A Listing knot is denoted by the symbol (see Knot table) and is sometimes called a figure 8 or fourfold knot. The group of the Listing knot (cf. Knot and link groups) has the presentation , and the Alexander polynomial is . It was considered by I.B. Listing [1].
Figure: l059730a
References
[1] | I.B. Listing, "Vorstudien zur Topologie" , Göttingen (1847) |
Comments
References
[a1] | R.H. Crowell, R.H. Fox, "Introduction to knot theory" , Ginn (1963) |
[a2] | L.H. Kauffman, "On knots" , Princeton Univ. Press (1987) |
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Listing knot. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Listing_knot&oldid=31597
Listing knot. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Listing_knot&oldid=31597
This article was adapted from an original article by M.Sh. Farber (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article