Minimum Number of Colors: the Turk's Head Knots Case Study
Geometric Topology
2010-02-26 v1
Abstract
The minimum number of colors is a challenging knot invariant since, by definition, its calculation requires taking the minimum over infinitely many minima. In this article we estimate and in some cases calculate the minimum number of colors for the Turk's head knots on three strands.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1002.4722,
title = {Minimum Number of Colors: the Turk's Head Knots Case Study},
author = {P. Lopes and J. Matias},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.4722},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
30 pages, 10 figures, 1 table