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Genus-zero links with prescribed knots as components
Raphael Appenzeller, José Pedro Quintanilha
We prove that any finite collection of at least three isotopy classes of knots in a 3-manifold is realizable as the components of a genus-zero link in , provided that an obv…
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All knots are trivial: a "proof" by sleight of hand
Raphael Appenzeller, José Pedro Quintanilha
We take a close look at a classical magic trick performed with a string, where a trivial knot is seemingly isotoped into a trefoil, and generalize it to a family of magic tricks fo…