amphicheiral knot
A knot is which is equivalent
to its mirror image is called an amphicheiral knot. Chemists use the term achiral.
At least twenty amphicheiral knots are known which have nine or less crossings.
| Title | amphicheiral knot |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | AmphicheiralKnot |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 16:29:11 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 16:29:11 |
| Owner | Mathprof (13753) |
| Last modified by | Mathprof (13753) |
| Numerical id | 5 |
| Author | Mathprof (13753) |
| Entry type | Definition |
| Classification | msc 57M25 |
| Defines | achiral |