English Explanatory Dictionary

Fary-Milnor theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. In knot theory, a theorem stating that three-dimensional smooth curves with small total curvature must be unknotted.

Word forms

Fary-Milnor theorem

Etymology

Named after István Fáry and John Milnor, who proved it independently in 1949 and 1950.

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