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Determining whether a knot is the unknot
Unsolved problem in mathematics Can unknots be recognized in polynomial time? More unsolved problems in mathematics In mathematics, the unknotting problem is
Unknotting_problem
Loop seen as a trivial knot
knot theory because they can serve as cases for which conjectures about unknotting algorithms can be tested. Early examples of hard unknot diagrams were
Unknot
Minimum number of times a specific knot must be passed through itself to become untied
the unknotting numbers for the first few knots: Trefoil knot unknotting number 1 Figure-eight knot unknotting number 1 Cinquefoil knot unknotting number
Unknotting_number
Topics referred to by the same term
Unknotting may refer to: Unknotting number, the minimum number of times the knot must be passed through itself to untie it Unknotting problem, a mathematical
Unknotting
of Ravenel's conjectures in stable homotopy theory to be resolved. Unknotting problem: can unknots be recognized in polynomial time? Volume conjecture relating
List of unsolved problems in mathematics
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics
Book published in 2016
Few Remarks, by Peter Constantin Plateau’s Problem, by Jenny Harrison and Harrison Pugh The Unknotting Problem, by Louis Kauffman How Can Cooperative Game
Open_Problems_in_Mathematics
Physical team-building activity
all human knots are solvable, as can be shown in knot theory (see unknotting problem), and can remain knots or may end up as two or more circles. An easy
Human_knot
Study of mathematical knots
understand how hard this problem really is (Hass 1998). The special case of recognizing the unknot, called the unknotting problem, is of particular interest
Knot_theory
Attempt to classify and tabulate all possible knots
matter of days. Knot theory Knot (mathematics) List of prime knots Unknotting problem Hoste, Jim; Thistlethwaite, Morwen; Weeks, Jeff (1998), "The first
Knot_tabulation
Computational complexity class
vertices, announced in 2015 and updated in 2017 by László Babai. The unknotting problem, recognizing whether a knot diagram describes the unknot, announced
Quasi-polynomial_time
Simple mechanical puzzles using topology
puzzle by the Jakun indigenous tribe in Malaysia Human knot Tangloids Unknotting problem Unlink Horak, Matthew (2006). "Disentangling Topological Puzzles by
Disentanglement_puzzle
German mathematician (1928–2022)
Hermann Haken, a physicist known for laser theory and synergetics. Unknotting problem Werner Haken, Beitrag zur Kenntnis der thermoelektrischen Eigenschaften
Wolfgang_Haken
but the isomorphism does not preserve the triangulation. Flip graph Unknotting problem Reidemeister move Triangulation (topology) Pachner, Udo (1991), "P
Pachner_moves
American mathematician
algorithmic problems in knot theory and 3-manifold topology. With Jeffrey Lagarias and Nicholas Pippenger, he proved that the unknotting problem is in NP
Joel_Hass
Temperley–Lieb algebra Thurston–Bennequin number Tricolorability Unknotting number Unknotting problem Volume conjecture Schubert's theorem Conway's theorem Alexander's
List_of_knot_theory_topics
Embedding a graph in 3D space with no cycles interlinked
is equivalent in complexity to unknotting problem, the problem of testing whether a single curve in space is unknotted. Testing unknottedness (and therefore
Linkless_embedding
Mathematical knot with crossing number 7
used to construct the simplest counterexample to the conjecture that the unknotting number is additive under connected sum. The 71 knot is invertible but
71_knot
Particular knot energy
to understand how hard this problem really is. The special case of recognizing the unknot, called the unknotting problem, is of particular interest. We
Möbius_energy
Prime knot named for John Horton Conway
2020.191.2.5. JSTOR 10.4007/annals.2020.191.2.5. Wolfson, John. "A math problem stumped experts for 50 years. This grad student from Maine solved it in
Conway_knot
American mathematician
plane. He gave the first proof of the classical theorem that knots with unknotting number one are prime. He used hard combinatorial arguments for this. Simpler
Martin_Scharlemann
One of three types of isotopy-preserving local changes to a knot diagram
Lagarias, Jeffrey C. (2001), "The number of Reidemeister moves needed for unknotting", Journal of the American Mathematical Society, 14 (2): 399–428, arXiv:math/9807012
Reidemeister_move
Mathematical knot with crossing number 7
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74_knot
Simplest non-trivial closed knot with three crossings
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Trefoil_knot
Mathematical knot with crossing number 6
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Stevedore_knot_(mathematics)
Three linked but pairwise separated rings
Unsolved problem in mathematics Are there three unknotted curves, not all circles, that cannot form the Borromean rings? More unsolved problems in mathematics
Borromean_rings
Mathematical knot with crossing number 7
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
7_2_knot
Knot invariant
p. 150. Kawauchi credits this result to Kondo, H. (1979), "Knots of unknotting number 1 and their Alexander polynomials", Osaka J. Math. 16: 551-559
Alexander_polynomial
Knot which lies on the surface of a torus in 3-dimensional space
a torus knot is a special kind of knot that lies on the surface of an unknotted torus in R3. Similarly, a torus link is a link which lies on the surface
Torus_knot
Unique knot with a crossing number of four
exceptional Dehn surgeries, arXiv:0808.1176 Robion Kirby, Problems in low-dimensional topology, (see problem 1.77, due to Cameron Gordon, for exceptional slopes)
Figure-eight knot (mathematics)
Figure-eight_knot_(mathematics)
Mathematical invariant of a knot or link
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Jones_polynomial
Group whose operation is a composition of braids
braid groups. The word problem is also efficiently solved via the Lawrence–Krammer representation. In addition to the word problem, there are several known
Braid_group
Family of mathematical knots
half-twists (72 knot) Six half-twists (81 knot) All twist knots have unknotting number one, since the knot can be untied by unlinking the two ends. Every
Twist_knot
Analog of the knot group
move through regular homotopy (homotopy through immersions), knotting or unknotting itself, but is not allowed to move through other components. This is a
Link_group
Type of mathematical knot
start by taking a nontrivial knot K ′ {\displaystyle K'} lying inside an unknotted solid torus V {\displaystyle V} . Here "nontrivial" means that the knot
Satellite_knot
Type of mathematical knot
Kirby, R., (1978). "Problems in low dimensional topology", Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Math., volume 32, 272–312. (see problem 1.77, due to Gordon
(−2,3,7)_pretzel_knot
Mexican mathematical biologist (born 1971/1972)
Scientists and Engineers. She received a grant for computer analysis of DNA unknotting from the National Institutes of Health in 2013. In 2016, she was chosen
Mariel_Vázquez
Integer-valued knot invariant; least number of crossings in a knot diagram
invariants include the bridge number, linking number, stick number, and unknotting number. Tait, P. G. (1898), "On Knots I, II, III′", Scientific papers
Crossing_number_(knot_theory)
Link that consists of finitely many unlinked unknots
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Unlink
Mathematical knot with crossing number 5
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Cinquefoil_knot
Mathematical knot with crossing number 5
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Three-twist_knot
Generalization of knots in 3-dimensional Euclidean space
Unsolved problem in mathematics [Extension of Jones polynomial to general 3-manifolds.] Can the original Jones polynomial, which is defined for 1-links
Virtual_knot
Orientable surface whose boundary is a knot or link
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Seifert_surface
bridge numbers of K1 and K2. Crossing number Linking number Stick number Unknotting number Adams, Colin C. (1994), The Knot Book, American Mathematical Society
Bridge_number
Two interlinked loops with five structural crossings
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Whitehead_link
Encyclopedic website dedicated to knot theory
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The_Knot_Atlas
Canadian computer scientist (1944–2019)
Objects in R3, AMS Special Session on Physical Knotting, Linking, and Unknotting, Eds. J. A. Calvo, K. Millett, and E. Rawdon, American Mathematical Society
Godfried_Toussaint
Mathematical knot with crossing number 6
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62_knot
Non-trivial knot which cannot be written as the knot sum of two non-trivial knots
said to be composite knots or composite links. It can be a nontrivial problem to determine whether a given knot is prime or not. A family of examples
Prime_knot
Concept in knot theory
Conway spheres. Gordon, Cameron McA.; Luecke, John (2006). "Knots with unknotting number 1 and essential Conway spheres". Algebraic & Geometric Topology
Conway_sphere
Notation used to describe knots based on operations on tangles
of Their Algebraic Properties" (PDF). In Leech, J. (ed.). Computational Problems in Abstract Algebra. Pergamon Press. pp. 329–358. ISBN 0080129757. Kauffman
Conway_notation_(knot_theory)
Fundamental group of a knot complement
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Knot_group
Polynomials arising in knot theory
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HOMFLY_polynomial
Invariant of mathematical knots
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Khovanov_homology
Knot that can't be tied in a string of constant diameter
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Wild_knot
Type of mathematical link
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Hyperbolic_link
Prime knot with crossing number 10
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Perko_pair
Invariant of framed knots
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Self-linking_number
Mathematical knot with crossing number 6
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
63_knot
Connected sum of two trefoil knots with same chirality
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Granny_knot_(mathematics)
Normalized hyperbolic volume of the complement of a hyperbolic knot
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Hyperbolic_volume
Simplest nontrivial knot link
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Hopf_link
Property in knot theory
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Tricolorability
Collection of knots that do not intersect, but may be linked
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Link_(knot_theory)
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
2-bridge_knot
Link formed from a finite number of twisted sections
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Pretzel_link
Two-variable polynomial knot invariant
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Kauffman_polynomial
How many times curves wind around each other
single curve is regular homotopic to a standard circle (any knot can be unknotted if the curve is allowed to pass through itself). The fact that it is homotopic
Linking_number
Operation combining two oriented knots
{\displaystyle B_{i}} that meets K i {\displaystyle K_{i}} in a single unknotted arc. Remove the interior of a smaller arc‑neighbourhood from each ball
Knot_(mathematics)
Invariant of a knot diagram
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Writhe
Complement of a knot in three-sphere
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Knot_complement
Type of mathematical knot
local maxima. Every ribbon knot is known to be a slice knot. A famous open problem, posed by Ralph Fox and known as the slice-ribbon conjecture, asks if the
Ribbon_knot
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Alternating_knot
Polynomial invariant of framed links
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Bracket_polynomial
Function of a knot that takes the same value for equivalent knots
= φ(K')."). Research on invariants is not only motivated by the basic problem of distinguishing one knot from another but also to understand fundamental
Knot_invariant
Connected sum of two trefoil knots with opposite chirality
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Square_knot_(mathematics)
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Tait_conjectures
Non-orientable surface with one edge
of the Möbius strip, it has a different shape from a circle, but it is unknotted, and therefore the whole strip can be stretched without crossing itself
Möbius_strip
Knot invariant named after Cahit Arf
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Arf_invariant_of_a_knot
invertible. The problem can be translated into algebraic terms, but unfortunately there is no known algorithm to solve this algebraic problem. If a knot is
Invertible_knot
Mathematical knot
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Fibered_knot
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Tunnel_number
Mathematical tool for studying knots
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Skein_relation
Motif with two doubly-interlinked loops
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Solomon's_knot
Interlinked multi-loop construction where cutting one loop frees all the others
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Brunnian_link
Class of enzymes
(Fig. 3). The range of reactions includes: DNA supercoil relaxation, unknotting of single-stranded circles, and decatenation, provided at least one partner
Topoisomerase
2011 knot theory book by Meike Akveld and Andrew Jobbings
crossings in its diagrams. Chapter four discusses another invariant, the unknotting number, the minimum number of local changes to a diagram that can unknot
Knots_Unravelled
Type of invariant in Knot theory
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Finite_type_invariant
invariants. In the 1980s John Horton Conway discovered a procedure for unknotting knots gradually known as Conway notation. In 1992, the Journal of Knot
History_of_knot_theory
Mathematical notation for describing the structure of knots
chirality, so this ambiguity does not affect the tabulation. The ménage problem, posed by Tait, concerns counting the number of different number sequences
Dowker–Thistlethwaite notation
Dowker–Thistlethwaite_notation
Smallest number of edges of an equivalent polygonal path for a knot
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Stick_number
Visual representations of the nude human form
washing their hair, playing games, dancing, and endlessly knotting and unknotting their girdles....Beside the heavenly nymphs are serried ranks of griffins
Depictions_of_nudity
Every knot or link can be represented as a closed braid
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Alexander's_theorem
Operation on a knot
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Flype
Class of mathematical knot with special properties
MR 2507641. Greene, Joshua Evan (2013), "The lens space realization problem", Annals of Mathematics, 177 (2): 449–511, arXiv:1010.6257, doi:10.4007/annals
Berge_knot
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
they were all harboring memories of early abuse ... and cured them by unknotting their repression." Crews sees Freud as having anticipated the recovered
Sigmund_Freud
Knot that is not equivalent to its mirror image
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
Chiral_knot
Link of three loops with ten crossings
HOMFLY Jones Kauffman Pretzel Prime list Stick no. Tricolorability Unknotting no. and problem Notation and operations Alexander–Briggs notation Conway notation
L10a140_link
American mathematician
History. His recent interests include tensegrities and the carpenter's rule problem. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Asteroid
Robert_Connelly
Large soft mat for lying on to sleep
effect of the unit is designed to conform to body shape. LFK coils are an unknotted offset coil with a cylindrical or columnar shape. Continuous coils (the
Mattress
Kind of operation in knot theory
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Mutation_(knot_theory)
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
Male
Polish
Polish form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNACY means "unknowing."
Male
Slovene
Short form of Slovene Ignacij, possibly IGNAC means "unknowing."
Male
French
French form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNACE means "unknowing."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Problem Solver
Male
Spanish
Pet form of Spanish Ignacio, possibly NACIO means "unknowing."
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Destroyer of Problems
Male
German
German form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNATZ means "unknowing." It is interesting to note that the word Nazi originated as a short form of Ignatz and was used colloquially as a byname for a foolish or awkward person.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Problem solver
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Latin Ignatius, possibly INÃCIO means "unknowing."
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
People with this Name are Preferably Intelligent and Very Generous; Highly Knowledgeable in Problem Solving Skills
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNAZIO means "unknowing."
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Away from all Problems
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Eternity; Problem Solver
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNACIO means "unknowing."
Male
Spanish
Pet form of Spanish Ignacio, possibly NACHO means "unknowing."
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNACIJ means "unknowing."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Problem
Male
Hungarian
Czech and Hungarian form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNÃC means "unknowing."
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva; Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
English
White.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
She was the Daughter of Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Ali Bin Hibbat Allah Bin Khuldoon; She Narrated Hadith
Girl/Female
Muslim
Holy, Pure
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kalpajit | கலà¯à®ªà®œà¯€à®¤Â
The one who has won Kalpana i.e. imagination
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the village of Washington in Co. Durham, named from Old English Wassingtun, WASHINGTON means "Wassa's settlement."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Fragrance
Boy/Male
Latin
Faithful.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Son of Dougal.
Male
Swedish
 Swedish form of Latin Valentinus, VALENTIN means "healthy, strong." Compare with other forms of Valentin.
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
UNKNOTTING PROBLEM
n.
The quality or state of being solvable; as, the solvability of a difficulty; the solvability of a problem.
v. t.
To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Knot
n.
The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.
a.
Unknowing; also, unknown; unmeaning.
n.
To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
n.
The quality, condition, or degree of being soluble or solvable; as, the solubility of a salt; the solubility of a problem or intricate difficulty.
v. t.
To propose problems.
a.
Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.
n.
To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
n.
A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
n.
A certain function relating to a system of forces and their points of application, -- first used by Clausius in the investigation of problems in molecular physics.
n.
An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.
a.
Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
a.
Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
n.
One who proposes problems.
n.
A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out.
a.
Alt. of Problematical
v. t.
To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem.
a.
Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble.