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By Jim Hoste and Morwen Thistlethwaite. Provides convenient access to tables of knots. Linux, Solaris.
www.math.utk.edu
A collection of knots and links, viewed from a (mostly) mathematical perspective. Nearly all of the images here were created with KnotPlot, a program to visualize and manipulate mathematical knots in three and four dimensions.
www.pims.math.ca
Links to pages and two outlines of proofs that show the Borromean rings can't be made from circular rings.
paradise.caltech.edu
Thomas Fink and Yong Mao, used ideas from statistical mechanics to show there are 85 ways to tie a tie. They discovered a number of new aesthetically pleasing tie knots. This page has links to their original papers and to their book ``The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie''.
www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk
An overview of knot theory from Mathworld
mathworld.wolfram.com
Covers techniques of distinguishing knots, types, applications, and Conway notations. Includes illustrations.
www.mapleapps.com
Covers families of knots of p, pq, p1q, p11q, p111q, pqr, pq1r types. Explains properties and notations. Includes diagram photos.
members.tripod.com
Elementary introduction to knot theory. Covers the existence of knots, Reidemeister moves and colorations.
library.thinkquest.org
Knot Theory Invariants: The HOMFLY Polynomial
A brief article on the HOMFLY polynomial and how it is calculated.
library.thinkquest.org
A table of graphics of all knots of up to nine crossings. Also includes pictures of some links.
www.math.unl.edu