Whitehead link

In knot theory, the Whitehead link, discovered by J.H.C. Whitehead, is one of the most basic links.

Related Topics:
Knot theory - J.H.C. Whitehead - Links

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J.H.C. Whitehead spent much of the 1930s looking for a proof of the Poincaré conjecture. In a 1934 attempt at a proof, the Whitehead link was created as a disproval by counterexample.

Related Topics:
Poincaré conjecture - 1934

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