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Knot Theory (Wikipedia)
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The Wikipedia article on knot theory, covering its definition as the study of embeddings of a circle in three-dimensional space, its nineteenth century origin in physical vortex-atom speculation, and the still-open slice-ribbon problem.
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_theory
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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Knot Theory (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDefinition sectionQuote, Definition section
a knot is an embedding of a circle in 3-dimensional Euclidean space
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