A topological menagerie
Geometric Topology
2010-04-14 v1
Abstract
This is a recreational paper showing that certain linked graphs cannot be separated. The proofs employ elementary covering space theory, an appeal to a theorem of Scharlemann (concerning the band sums of two unknots), and a Jones polynomial calculation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0412486,
title = {A topological menagerie},
author = {Paul Melvin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0412486},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
4 pages, 6 figures. To appear in the AMS Monthly (Notes)