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Conway polynomial (finite fields) — In mathematics, the Conway polynomial Cp,n for the finite field Fpn is a particular irreducible polynomial of degree n over Fp that can be used to define a standard representation of Fpn as a splitting field of Fp. Conway polynomials were named… … Wikipedia
Alexander polynomial — In mathematics, the Alexander polynomial is a knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type. James Waddell Alexander II discovered this, the first knot polynomial, in 1923. In 1969, John Conway showed a… … Wikipedia
John Horton Conway — Infobox Scientist name = John Horton Conway |300px image width = 300px birth date = birth date and age|1937|12|26|mf=y birth place = Liverpool, Merseyside, England residence = U.S. nationality = English death date = death place = field =… … Wikipedia
Knot polynomial — In the mathematical field of knot theory, a knot polynomial is a knot invariant in the form of a polynomial whose coefficients encode some of the properties of a given knot. HistoryThe first knot polynomial, the Alexander polynomial, was… … Wikipedia
Knot theory — A three dimensional depiction of a thickened trefoil knot, the simplest non trivial knot … Wikipedia
List of knot theory topics — Knot theory is the study of mathematical knots. While inspired by knots which appear in daily life in shoelaces and rope, a mathematician s knot differs in that the ends are joined together so that it cannot be undone. In precise mathematical… … Wikipedia
Look-and-say sequence — The lines show the growth of the numbers of digits in the look and say sequences with starting points 23 (red), 1 (blue), 13 (violet), 312 (green). These lines (when represented in a logarithmic scale) tend to straight lines whose slopes coincide … Wikipedia
Louis Kauffman — Louis H. Kauffman (3 February, 1945) is an American mathematician, topologist, and professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is known for the… … Wikipedia
Cinquefoil knot — A cinquefoil knot. In knot theory, the cinquefoil knot, also known as Solomon s seal knot or the pentafoil knot, is one of two knots with crossing number five, the other being the three twist knot. It is listed as the 51 knot in the Alexander… … Wikipedia
Marilyn's Cross — In the mathematical theory of knots, Marilyn s Cross is a three component link of twelve crossings. Marilyn s Cross was discovered independently by David Swart in 2010[1] and by Rick … Wikipedia
