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Main Authors: Finke, Lennart, Weitz, Edmund
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.00445
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author Finke, Lennart
Weitz, Edmund
author_facet Finke, Lennart
Weitz, Edmund
contents Knot diagrams are among the most common visual tools in topology. Computer programs now make it possible to draw, manipulate and render them digitally, which proves to be useful in knot theory teaching and research. Still, an openly available tool to manipulate knot diagrams in a real-time, interactive way is yet to be developed. We introduce a method of operating on the geometry of the knot diagram itself without any underlying three-dimensional structure that can underpin such an application. This allows us to directly interact with vector graphics knot diagrams while at the same time computing knot invariants in ways proposed by previous work. An implementation of this method is provided.
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spellingShingle A Phenomenological Approach to Interactive Knot Diagrams
Finke, Lennart
Weitz, Edmund
Human-Computer Interaction
Knot diagrams are among the most common visual tools in topology. Computer programs now make it possible to draw, manipulate and render them digitally, which proves to be useful in knot theory teaching and research. Still, an openly available tool to manipulate knot diagrams in a real-time, interactive way is yet to be developed. We introduce a method of operating on the geometry of the knot diagram itself without any underlying three-dimensional structure that can underpin such an application. This allows us to directly interact with vector graphics knot diagrams while at the same time computing knot invariants in ways proposed by previous work. An implementation of this method is provided.
title A Phenomenological Approach to Interactive Knot Diagrams
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.00445