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Inscribed Trefoil Knots

Geometric Topology 2018-04-27 v1 Metric Geometry

Abstract

Let KK be a knot type for which the quadratic term of the Conway polynomial is nontrivial, and let γ:RR3\gamma: \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}^3 be an analytic Z\mathbb{Z}-periodic function with non-vanishing derivative which parameterizes a knot of type KK in space. We prove that there exists a sequence of numbers 0t1<t2<...<t6<10\leq t_1 < t_2 < ... < t_6 < 1 so that the polygonal path obtained by cyclically connecting the points γ(t1),γ(t2),...,γ(t6)\gamma(t_1), \gamma(t_2), ..., \gamma(t_6) by line segments is a trefoil knot.

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@article{arxiv.1804.09818,
  title  = {Inscribed Trefoil Knots},
  author = {Cole Hugelmeyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.09818},
  year   = {2018}
}
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