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The table produced contains an array of image inclusions that together draws the braid using 5 fundamental building blocks: a horizontal "unbraided" line (<tt>0.gif</tt> above), the upper and lower halves of an overcrossing (<tt>1.gif</tt> and <tt>2.gif</tt> above) and the upper and lower halves of an underfcrossing (<tt>3.gif</tt> and <tt>4.gif</tt> above). |
The table produced contains an array of image inclusions that together draws the braid using 5 fundamental building blocks: a horizontal "unbraided" line (<tt>0.gif</tt> above), the upper and lower halves of an overcrossing (<tt>1.gif</tt> and <tt>2.gif</tt> above) and the upper and lower halves of an underfcrossing (<tt>3.gif</tt> and <tt>4.gif</tt> above). |
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Assuming <tt>0.gif</tt> through <tt>4.gif</tt> are [[Image:BraidPart0.gif]], [[Image:BraidPart1.gif]], [[Image:BraidPart2.gif]], [[Image:BraidPart3.gif]] and [[Image:BraidPart4.gif]], |
Assuming <tt>0.gif</tt> through <tt>4.gif</tt> are [[Image:BraidPart0.gif]], [[Image:BraidPart1.gif]], [[Image:BraidPart2.gif]], [[Image:BraidPart3.gif]] and [[Image:BraidPart4.gif]], the above table is rendered as follows: |
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{| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 |
{| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 align=center |
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|[[Image:BraidPart1.gif]][[Image:BraidPart0.gif]][[Image:BraidPart1.gif]] |
|[[Image:BraidPart1.gif]][[Image:BraidPart0.gif]][[Image:BraidPart1.gif]] |
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|[[Image:BraidPart0.gif]][[Image:BraidPart4.gif]][[Image:BraidPart0.gif]] |
|[[Image:BraidPart0.gif]][[Image:BraidPart4.gif]][[Image:BraidPart0.gif]] |
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The meaning of the <code>Images</code> option to <code>BraidPlot</code> should be clear from reading its default definition: |
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<!--$$Images /. Options[BraidPlot]$$--> |
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<!--END--> |
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The <code>HTMLOpts</code> option to <code>BraidPlot</code> allows to insert options within the HTML <tt><img></tt> tags. Thus |
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<!--$$BraidPlot[BR[2, {1, 1}], Mode -> "HTML", HTMLOpts -> "border=1"]$$--> |
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<!--END--> |
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The above table is rendered as follows: |
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<center>[[Image:BraidPlotHTMLExample2.gif]]</center> |
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<!--$$?CollapseBraid$$--> |
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<!--END--> |
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Thus compare the plots of <code>br1</code> and <code>br2</code> below: |
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<!--$$br1 = BR[TorusKnot[5, 4]]$$--> |
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<!--END--> |
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<!--$$Show[BraidPlot[br1]]$$--> |
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<!--END--> |
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<!--$$br2 = CollapseBraid[BR[TorusKnot[5, 4]]$$--> |
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<!--END--> |
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<!--$$Show[BraidPlot[br2]]$$--> |
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<!--END--> |
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Revision as of 20:15, 24 August 2005
(For In[1] see Setup)
In[2]:= ?BraidPlot
BraidPlot[br, opts] produces a plot of the braid br. Possible options are Mode, HTMLOpts and Images. |
Thus for example,
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br = BR[5, {{1,3}, {-2,-4}, {1, 3}}]; |
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Show[BraidPlot[br]] |
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| Out[4]= | -Graphics- |
BraidPlot takes several options:
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Options[BraidPlot] |
| Out[5]= | {Mode -> Graphics, Images -> {0.gif, 1.gif, 2.gif, 3.gif, 4.gif}, HTMLOpts -> }
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The Mode option to BraidPlot defaults to "Graphics", which produces output as above. An alternative is setting Mode -> "HTML", which produces an HTML <table> that can be readily inserted into HTML documents:
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BraidPlot[br, Mode -> "HTML"] |
| Out[6]= | <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tr><td><img src=1.gif><img src=0.gif><img src=1.gif></td></tr> <tr><td><img src=2.gif><img src=3.gif><img src=2.gif></td></tr> <tr><td><img src=1.gif><img src=4.gif><img src=1.gif></td></tr> <tr><td><img src=2.gif><img src=3.gif><img src=2.gif></td></tr> <tr><td><img src=0.gif><img src=4.gif><img src=0.gif></td></tr> </table> |
The table produced contains an array of image inclusions that together draws the braid using 5 fundamental building blocks: a horizontal "unbraided" line (0.gif above), the upper and lower halves of an overcrossing (1.gif and 2.gif above) and the upper and lower halves of an underfcrossing (3.gif and 4.gif above).
Assuming 0.gif through 4.gif are 
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The meaning of the Images option to BraidPlot should be clear from reading its default definition:
The HTMLOpts option to BraidPlot allows to insert options within the HTML <img> tags. Thus
The above table is rendered as follows:
Thus compare the plots of br1 and br2 below:
