71 knot

71 knot
Arf invariant0
Braid length7
Braid no.2
Bridge no.2
Crosscap no.1
Crossing no.7
Genus3
Hyperbolic volume0
Stick no.9
Unknotting no.3
Conway notation[7]
A–B notation71
Dowker notation8, 10, 12, 14, 2, 4, 6
Last / Next6372
Other
alternating, torus, fibered, prime, reversible


In knot theory, the 71 knot, also known as the septoil knot, the septafoil knot, or the (7, 2)-torus knot, is one of seven prime knots with crossing number seven. It is the simplest torus knot after the trefoil and cinquefoil.