Brunnian Circles
Hugh Howards
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An $n$ component Brunnian Link is a link of $n$
components ($n \geq 3$)that is not the unlink,
but such that if any one component is deleted
the remaining $n-1$ components form an unlink.
We give a simple proof that Brunnian links of
3,4, and 5 components cannot be constructed
out of perfect circles (ie geometrically
round circles). The case $n=3$ was already
known.
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