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Exact Computation for Existence of a Knot Counterexample

General Topology 2017-11-29 v1

Abstract

Previously, numerical evidence was presented of a self-intersecting Bezier curve having the unknot for its control polygon. This numerical demonstration resolved open questions in scientific visualization, but did not provide a formal proof of self-intersection. An example with a formal existence proof is given, even while the exact self-intersection point remains undetermined.

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@article{arxiv.1711.10276,
  title  = {Exact Computation for Existence of a Knot Counterexample},
  author = {T. J. Peters and K. Marinelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.10276},
  year   = {2017}
}

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16 pages, 3 figures, data tables in appendix

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