Topological Insights from the Chinese Rings
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chineseringsconjectureconjecturedconnectiongrouphabiroinsights
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L. Kauffman conjectured that a particular solution of the Chinese Rings puzzle is the simplest possible. We prove his conjecture by using low-dimensional topology and group theory. We notice also a surprising connection between the Chinese Rings and Habiro moves (related to Vassiliev invariants).
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