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The Gordian Knot
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Chapter 22 includes a brief survey of knots and their uses. The nineteenth-century physicist Lord Kelvin suggested that atoms might be knots in the aether. This idea led to the development of knot theory as a branch of mathematics. Knots are classified by their crossing number. As the crossing number increases, the number of prime knots rises rapidly. This chapter explains an important class of knots known as torus knots that can be produced by winding a string around a torus. Knots that are formed of more than one component are known as links.
Title: The Gordian Knot
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Chapter 22 includes a brief survey of knots and their uses.
The nineteenth-century physicist Lord Kelvin suggested that atoms might be knots in the aether.
This idea led to the development of knot theory as a branch of mathematics.
Knots are classified by their crossing number.
As the crossing number increases, the number of prime knots rises rapidly.
This chapter explains an important class of knots known as torus knots that can be produced by winding a string around a torus.
Knots that are formed of more than one component are known as links.
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