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Link Diagram

\begin{figure}\begin{center}\BoxedEPSF{Trefoil_Knot.epsf}\quad\BoxedEPSF{Figure_of_8_Knot.epsf}\end{center}\end{figure}

A planar diagram depicting a Link (or Knot) as a sequence of segments with gaps representing undercrossings and solid lines overcrossings. In such a diagram, only two segments should ever cross at a single point. Link diagrams for the Trefoil Knot and Figure-of-Eight Knot are illustrated above.




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1999-05-25