Classical Knot Theory

Symmetry

关键词: knots;    quandles;    fundamental groups;    handles;    knot colorings;    symmetry;    surfaces;    Klein bottle;    projective plane;   

DOI  :  10.3390/sym4010225

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This paper is a very brief introduction to knot theory. It describes knot coloring by quandles, the fundamental group of a knot complement, and handle-decompositions of knot complements.

【 授权许可】

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