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* The easiest way to find a knot/link is to type its name into the search box of the left sidebar and hit "Enter" or click "Go". Examples: |
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|full [[The Mathematica Package KnotTheory`|<code>KnotTheory`</code>]] notation |
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|8 17 or 8_17 |
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|the 17th 8-crossing knot in Rolfsen's table, <math>8_{17}</math> or [[8 17]] |
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|<code>Knot[8, 17]</code> |
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|[[Image:8_17.gif|90px]] |
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|k11a26 or K11a26 |
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|the 26th alternating 11-crossing knot in the Hoste-Thistlethwaite table, [[K11a26]] |
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|<code>Knot[11, Alternating, 26]</code> |
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|[[Image:K11a26.gif|90px]] |
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|k11n39 or K11n39 |
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|the 39th non-alternating 11-crossing knot in the Hoste-Thistlethwaite table, [[K11n39]] |
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|<code>Knot[11, NonAlternating, 39]</code> |
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|[[Image:K11n39.gif|90px]] |
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|l9a26 or L9a26 |
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|the 26th alternating 9-crossing link in the Thistlethwaite table, [[L9a26]] |
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|<code>Link[9, Alternating, 26]</code> |
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|l10n39 or L10n39 |
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|the 39th non-alternating 10-crossing link in the Thistlethwaite table, [[L10n39]] |
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|<code>Link[10, NonAlternating, 39]</code> |
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|T(7,6) |
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|the torus knot [[T(7,6)]] |
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|<code>TorusKnot[7, 6]</code> |
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=== Local Editing Help === |
=== Local Editing Help === |
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Revision as of 12:16, 25 December 2005
Local Editing Help
- Learn about how you can contribute.
- For help editing manual pages, see How to Edit this Manual....
- For help editing knot pages, see Modifying Knot Pages.
- Some Local Clip Art.
- Many of the important pages have been categorised, and you can browse these categories by starting at Category:Categories.
External Editing Help
- Pages on The Knot Atlas are can and are edited in a similar way to pages on Wikipedia. For details, see Wikipedia:How to edit a page and WikiMedia:Help:Editing.
Sysadmin Help
- If you need to move this wiki to another server, you'll probably appreciate the katlas installation notes.
- Scott wrote some instructions on Creating a katlas mirror on a windows machine, in preparation for the 2005 Knots in Washington conference.
- We should automate backup tasks, for now use these backup commands.
