Knot theory

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.

Related pages
 List of knots
 Topology

 Further reading 
 Richard H. Crowell and Ralph Fox, Introduction to Knot Theory,  1977, 
 Gerhard Burde and Heiner Zieschang, Knots, De Gruyter Studies in Mathematics, 1985, Walter de Gruyter, 
 Louis H. Kauffman, On Knots, 1987, 

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