Fourier Knots

dc.creatorKauffman, Louis H.
dc.date1997-11-14
dc.date1997-12-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:57:42Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:57:42Z
dc.descriptionThis paper introduces the concept of a Fourier knot. A Fourier knot is a knot that is represented by a parametrized curve in three dimensional space such that the coordinate functions are finite Fourier series in the parameter. The previously studied Lissajous knots constitute a case of Fourier knots with single frequencies in each coordinate direction. Not all knots are Lissajous. In fact the trefoil knot and the figure eight knot are the first examples of non- Lissajous knots. This paper gives robust and simple Fourier representations for these and other examples. This new version of the paper contains a crucial reference to the beautiful work of Aaron Trautwein on Harmonic Knots. See <http://www.carthage.edu/~trautwn>. See also <http://math.uic.edu/~kauffman/>.
dc.descriptionLaTex, 13 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9711013
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9711013
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/88079
dc.subjectQuantum Algebra
dc.titleFourier Knots
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