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Trefoil knot arb
The trefoil knot is the simplest mathematical knot. It is impossible to untie without breaking the 'rope'.

Knot theory is the study of knots in mathematics. In knot theory, the ends of the rope are attached so that there is no possible way for the knot to be untied. Peter Guthrie Tait was the first person to make charts describing mathematical knots in the 1860s.

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  • Tabela de nós matemáticos 01, crop

    Examples of different knots including the trivial knot (top left) and the trefoil knot (below it)

  • KellsFol034rXRhoDet3

    Intricate Celtic knotwork in the 1200-year-old Book of Kells

  • Peter Tait

    The first knot tabulator, Peter Guthrie Tait

  • Figure eight knot complement

    A 3D print depicting the complement of the figure eight knot by François Guéritaud, Saul Schleimer, and Henry Segerman

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