17-1350 Algebraic Knot Theory in 5 Minutes
September 12, 2016
4:11 PM
Spring Semester, Tuesdays 11-1 and Fridays 11-12, with Dror Bar-Natan.
Number Theory Question. Is 157 the area of a right-angled triangle with rational sides?
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Knot Theory Question. Is the 48-crossing Gompf-Scharlemann-Thompson knot a ribbon knot?
Must make tools! Must work fast!
In practice, learn about "expansions" and the many ways Lie algebras appear in knot theory.