You've heard of string theory. What about knot theory?
You may not have heard of knot theory.
General Physics
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A revolution in knot theory
In the 19th century, Lord Kelvin made the inspired guess that elements are knots in the "ether". Hydrogen would be one kind of knot, oxygen a different kind of knot---and so forth throughout the periodic table of elements. ...
Mathematics
Nov 10, 2011
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Scientists model protein behavior of archaeal viruses to crack protein folding mystery
Scientists from the Pacific Quantum Center of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) report that the slipknot-structure AFV3-109 protein folds and unfolds depending on temperature. The protein is typical for the archaea, viruses ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 13, 2021
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Scientists develop topological barcodes for folded molecules
The team of Alireza Mashaghi at the Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research has found a way to determine and classify the shape of proteins. Their new theory defines the topology of proteins as a simple and precise barcode ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 26, 2020
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Sorting complicated knots
From bow ties and shoelaces to sailing boats and climbing ropes, knots are not only very useful for our daily lives, but for mathematics too. IBS researchers from the Center for Geometry and Physics, within the Institute ...
General Physics
Jul 6, 2017
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Information carrying could be improved through hopfions
The knot theory originates in Lord Kevin's model proposed in 1867 that atoms are made of vortex rings or knots. Although the hypothesis was proved incorrect, the knot theory has since then proliferated in both mathematics ...
General Physics
Nov 3, 2022
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