74 knot

In mathematical knot theory, 74 is the name of a 7-crossing knot which can be visually depicted in a highly-symmetric form, and so appears in the symbolism and/or artistic ornamentation of various cultures.

74
Arf invariant0
Braid length9
Braid no.4
Bridge no.2
Crosscap no.3
Crossing no.7
Genus1
Hyperbolic volume5.13794
Stick no.9
Unknotting no.2
Conway notation[313]
A-B notation74
Dowker notation6, 10, 12, 14, 4, 2, 8
Last /Next73 / 75
Other
alternating, hyperbolic, prime, reversible, tricolorable

Visual representations

The interlaced version of the simplest form of the Endless knot symbol of Buddhism is topologically equivalent to the 74 knot (though it appears to have nine crossings), as is the interlaced version of the unicursal hexagram of occultism.[1] (However, the endless knot symbol has more complex forms not equivalent to 74, and both the endless knot and unicursal hexagram can appear in non-interlaced versions, in which case they are not knots at all.)

Sources

  1. "7_4", The Knot Atlas.
  2. Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction by George Bain, p. 27 (ISBN 0-486-22923-8)
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