Conway notation (knot theory)

Conway notation is a system used in knot theory to represent knots and links. It was introduced by mathematician John Horton Conway in the 1960s. The notation provides a way to describe the structure of a knot through a sequence of symbols that represent crossings and their order. In Conway notation, the basic idea is to represent a knot using a sequence of letters and numbers that correspond to the crossings that occur when the knot is drawn on a plane.