knot articles
What motivated Lord Kelvin and Peter Guthrie Tait's study of knots?
Knot theory emerged as a branch of which abstract mathematical field?
What mathematical descriptors are sought to distinguish non-equivalent knots?
What allowed two knot diagrams to represent the same mathematical knot?
What significant leap in knot theory followed the initial attempts by Thomson and Tait?
Which physicist connected quantum field theories to topological invariants like the Jones polynomial?
What distinguishes the analytical "knot system" from prehistory knot tying?
What specific area of study was Johann Benedict Listing noted for in early topology?
What was the immediate purpose of cataloging knot configurations by Kelvin and Tait?