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Untangling Why Knots Are Important

The Joy of Why

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What Is Mathematical Not Theory?

Mathematically, not theory is a sub field of the broader field of topology. Topology being this area of mathematics where your objects as if they're made of rubber. We're treating these knots as sitting in space, but they're treated as if they are actually rubber knots and you're allowed to deform them. So it's kind of interesting, that's where a lot of the money came from, no kidding, in order to study this.

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