The minimal number of edges required to form a knot or link of type K is the edge number of K, and is denoted e(K). When knots are drawn with edges, they are appropriately called piecewise-linear or PL knots. This paper presents some edge number results for PL knots. Included are illustrations of and integer coordinates for the vertices of several prime PL knots.
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author = {Meissen, Monica},
title = {Edge number results for piecewise-Linear knots},
journal = {Banach Center Publications},
volume = {43},
year = {1998},
pages = {235-242},
zbl = {0901.57015},
language = {en},
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Meissen, Monica. Edge number results for piecewise-Linear knots. Banach Center Publications, Tome 43 (1998) pp. 235-242. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-bcpv42i1p235bwm/
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