Such surfaces have a complex shape. With our work we try to make them easier to grasp.
|
|
Indeed, for any knot an
oriented surface can be found that has this knot as its boundary. The
German mathematician
Herbert Seifert (1907-1996) has found a method to find such a
surface for any knot or link. Hence, these surfaces are called
Seifert surfaces.
Such surfaces have a complex shape. With our work we try to make them easier to grasp. |