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arXiv:1304.6859math.HO

Triple gear

Saul Schleimer, Henry Segerman

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Abstract

A relatively common sight in graphic designs is a planar arrangement of three gears in contact. However, since neighboring gears must rotate in opposite directions, none of the gears can move. We give a non-planar, and non-frozen, arrangement of three linked gears.

arXiv comments
8 pages, 19 figures. To appear in the Proceedings of Bridges 2013
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math.HOHistory and Overview math.GTGeometric Topology

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