This is a typical element of the braid group, which is used in the mathematical field of knot theory.

In mathematics Alexander's theorem states that every knot or link can be represented as a closed braid; that is, a braid in which the corresponding ends of the strings are connected in pairs. The theorem is named after James Waddell Alexander II, who published a proof in 1923.[1]

Braids were first considered as a tool of knot theory by Alexander. His theorem gives a positive answer to the question Is it always possible to transform a given knot into a closed braid? A good construction example is found in Colin Adams's book.[2]

However, the correspondence between knots and braids is clearly not one-to-one: a knot may have many braid representations. For example, conjugate braids yield equivalent knots. This leads to a second fundamental question: Which closed braids represent the same knot type? This question is addressed in Markov's theorem, which gives ‘moves’ relating any two closed braids that represent the same knot.

References

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  1. ^ Alexander, James (1923). "A lemma on a system of knotted curves". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 9 (3): 93–95. Bibcode:1923PNAS....9...93A. doi:10.1073/pnas.9.3.93. PMC 1085274. PMID 16576674.
  2. ^ Adams, Colin C. (2004). The Knot Book. Revised reprint of the 1994 original. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society. p. 130. ISBN 0-8218-3678-1. MR 2079925.
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