This chapter reviews the conceptual and mathematical studies of worble and knot from 1867 to 1885 made by Maxwell, Thomson, and Tait. Knot is so beautifully embedded in vortex. We now know that knots are very significant in physics, including topological fluid mechanics.

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The Mathematical Studies of Worble and Knot from 1867 to 1885

  • John Z. Shi

摘要

This chapter reviews the conceptual and mathematical studies of worble and knot from 1867 to 1885 made by Maxwell, Thomson, and Tait. Knot is so beautifully embedded in vortex. We now know that knots are very significant in physics, including topological fluid mechanics.