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Taffy, Trees, and Tangles

Authors

  • Neil J. Calkin
  • Eliza Gallagher
  • Ben Gobler

Abstract

We study the relationship between three combinatorial objects -- a taffy pulling machine, the Calkin-Wilf tree of all fractions, and Conway's rational tangles. After introducing these objects, we develop a taffy analogue for Conway's characterization of rational tangles, and we give a direct geometric connection between rational tangles and taffy pulls.

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2025-11-21