prime knot
A knot which is not the connected sum of two nontrivial knots is called
a prime knot
.
Examples include the trefoil knot and the figure-eight knot.
| Title | prime knot |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | PrimeKnot |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 16:39:31 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 16:39:31 |
| Owner | Mathprof (13753) |
| Last modified by | Mathprof (13753) |
| Numerical id | 5 |
| Author | Mathprof (13753) |
| Entry type | Definition |
| Classification | msc 57M25 |