[Noisebridge-discuss] knot tying? braiding? weaving?

[Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson]

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On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:39 PM, Dougie wrote:
> A sheet bend and boline are a similarly identical knot structure, but
> utterly different in application and construction.
>
> What books/resources would y'all reccommend on knot theory?
>

Mathematical knot theory?

Adams: The Knot Book. No competition.

Knot knotes - available online and free as a PDF is not bad.

And after those, poke me and I'll help you look for interesting and  
more esoteric directions to go. I still have to read through the rest  
of 'Functorial knot theory' some time.

// Mikael

> Cheers,
>  - Douglas Worley
>
> On Oct 8, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Sai Emrys <noisebridge at saizai.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com>
>> wrote:
>>> From a knot theory perspective, for example, a strangle knot and a
>>> surgeon's
>>> knot are the same knot (I can demonstrate this in person, the next
>>> time
>>> someone sees me), but in practice they are wildly different knots
>>> with
>>> different purposes.
>>
>> I'd like to see this. Those sorts of same-but-really-not situations
>> always fascinate me.
>>
>> Here's a WIG link for ease of scheduling:
>> http://whenisgood.net/noisebridge/knots
>>
>> http://whenisgood.net/noisebridge/knots/results/mznwyb
>> http://whenisgood.net/noisebridge/knots/edit/mznwyb
>>
>> - Sai
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Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, Dr.rer.nat
Postdoctoral researcher
mik at math.stanford.edu