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10 June 2008 09:08, by Christian Mercat
Well, beware that these are not natural knots, the slicing of a thread into several strands has an ugly effect on the graphs! Look at this article to understand what’s happening. My advice: Rely on the graph of such split knots as a last resort, for example when you want to open up some walls on the boundary to let them flaw away and mingle with another pattern, but not that much as a bulk pattern, splitting is a last touch adjustment.
Keep up the good work and please post back when you stumble upon (...)