From our DNA strands to fishing rods to art, knots are all around us. Ana Wright, a Davidson College assistant mathematics ...

Knot theory began as an attempt to understand the fundamental makeup of the universe. In 1867, when scientists were eagerly trying to figure out what could possibly account for all the different kinds ...

Knot theory has uses in physics, biology and other fields, Menasco says. He elaborates on two examples. First, when cells divide, the DNA inside them must be replicated.

Yes, that is confusing, but when talking knot theory, it’s best to accept that things tend to get a little fuzzy. In any case, Conway’s knot was hardly remarkable at first glance. With just eleven ...

The vortex theory of atoms was incorrect, but knot theory continues to this day as a branch of mathematics Tait was intrigued by Kelvin’s theory. Over a period of 25 years, and with the help of the ...

Any knot you can make by slicing a knotted sphere is said to be “slice.” Some knots are not slice — for instance, the three-crossing knot known as the trefoil. Slice knots “provide a bridge between ...

Knot theory belongs to the larger field of topology that deals with the properties of spaces when they undergo continuous deformations like twisting, bending, or stretching.

By way of knot theory, Dr. Matsumoto essentially is developing a knit theory: an alphabet of unit-cell stitches, a glossary of stitch combinations, and a grammar governing the knitted geometry and ...