Knots and links in linear embeddings of K6

被引:14
作者
Huh, Youngsik [1 ]
Jeon, Choon Bae
机构
[1] Hanyang Univ, Sch Nat Sci, Dept Math, Seoul 133791, South Korea
[2] Daeduk Coll, Taejon 305715, South Korea
关键词
trefoil knot; Hopf link; complete graph; linear embedding;
D O I
10.4134/JKMS.2007.44.3.661
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
We investigate the number of knots and links in linear embeddings of K-6, the complete graph with 6 vertices. Concretely, we show that any linear embedding of K-6 contains either only one Hopf link, or three Hopf links and one trefoil knot.
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页码:661 / 671
页数:11
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