knots-of-love

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A six-fold connected sum of trefoils — 3₁#3₁#3₁#m3₁#m3₁#m3₁ — three right-handed and three left-handed, that is, the square knot three times over. Its Alexander polynomial is (t²−t+1)⁶, bit-exact; the handedness is carried by the signature σ=0, not by the Alexander polynomial or the determinant, which are both blind to it.

knots-of-love — computed knot design (3D rendering) by W.A.Stanggassinger

Dimensions: 186 × 66 × 186 cm · Weight approx. 200 kg

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