File:6Loops-Brunnian-link.svg

Summary

Description 6-loop Brunnian link — no two loops are directly linked, but all six are collectively linked, and cutting any loop frees all the other loops.
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The abstract pattern of crossings derives from an illustration in Hermann Brunn's 1892 article "Über Verkettung", by way of Dale Rolfsen's 1976 book Knots and Links (p. 67). The specific visual appearance of this image is quite different from those illustrations...

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Author AnonMoos based on publicly-available information
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Version of the Borromean rings drawn in this style
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