The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research ...
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Can You Tell Which Knot Is Strongest? Most People Fail This Surprisingly Tough Challenge
The scene is deceptively simple. Two knots lie before you, their loops and tangles familiar to anyone who’s ever tied a ...
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