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Mar 4 at 8:55 comment added Hauke Reddmann Yup, THX. I just had to think why the ribbon closure can't be rational (e.g. the nonalternating crossings might crosscancel, so you can't argue "it's nonalternating, so it's nonrational) - that a knot double isn't rational is a deep theorem for me).
Mar 4 at 8:44 vote accept Hauke Reddmann
Mar 3 at 21:49 comment added Sam Nead I’ve now added a figure. I hope this makes the construction clear.
Mar 3 at 21:48 history edited Sam Nead CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mar 3 at 20:33 comment added Hauke Reddmann Mind to draw the simplest example? (I'm quite the amateur, also I just believe what I can see :-)
Mar 3 at 14:45 history edited Sam Nead CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mar 3 at 10:15 history answered Sam Nead CC BY-SA 4.0