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WATCH: Physicists Tie 'Knot' With Water

| Posted 03.04.2013 | Science
Read More: Video, Topology, Knot Physics, Weird Science, Knot Math, Physics, Mathematics, Fluid Dynamics, Knot Vortex, Turbulence, Science News

By Lizzie Wade After a century of studying their tangled mathematics, physicists can tie almost anything into knots, including their own shoelaces...

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Tied in a Mathematical Knot

Tim Chartier | Posted 12.21.2012 | Science
Read More: Martin Gardner, Mathematics, Topology, Celebration of Mind, Science News
Tim Chartier

Over the next several weeks, sites across the globe will celebrate mathematics through puzzles, magic and fun as they celebrate the life and accomplishments of Martin Gardner. In case there isn't one of these events near you, let's have one right here.

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PHOTOS: How Are These 10 Shapes Equivalent To A Donut?

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 04.02.2013 | Science
Read More: Video, Topology, Math, Topologically Equivalent, Coffee Cup Donut, Torus, Coffee Mug Donut, Rose McGowan, Mathematics, Slidepollajax, Homeomorphism, Science News

There's an old joke among mathematicians that topologists (who study deformations of space) can't tell a coffee cup from a donut. This is because, as ...

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