Hopf link
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In mathematical knot theory, the Hopf link is the simplest nontrivial link with more than one component.[1] It consists of two circles linked together exactly once,[2] and is named after Heinz Hopf.[3]
Quick Facts Braid length, Braid no. ...
Braid length | 2 |
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Braid no. | 2 |
Crossing no. | 2 |
Hyperbolic volume | 0 |
Linking no. | 1 |
Stick no. | 6 |
Unknotting no. | 1 |
Conway notation | [2] |
A–B notation | 22 1 |
Thistlethwaite | L2a1 |
Last / Next | L0 / L4a1 |
Other | |
alternating, torus, fibered |
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