Knots have been used for basic purposes such as recording information, fastening and tying objects together, for thousands of years. The early, significant stimulus in knot theory would arrive later with Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) and his vortex theory of the atom. (Wikipedia).
MegaFavNumbers - 1701936 knots
My contribution to the #MegaFavNumbers project. A brief introduction to mathematical knot theory, and a 19th-century Theory of Everything that didn't quite work out. References: J Hoste, M Thistlethwaite, J Weeks, "The First 1701936 Knots", Mathematical Intelligencer 20.4 (1998) 33-48
From playlist MegaFavNumbers
Introduction to Algebraic Theory of Quandles (Lecture - 2) by Valeriy Bardakov
PROGRAM KNOTS THROUGH WEB (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Rama Mishra, Madeti Prabhakar, and Mahender Singh DATE & TIME: 24 August 2020 to 28 August 2020 VENUE: Online Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the original program has been canceled. However, the meeting will be conducted through onl
From playlist Knots Through Web (Online)
Introduction to Algebraic Theory of Quandles (Lecture - 1) by Valeriy Bardakov
PROGRAM KNOTS THROUGH WEB (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Rama Mishra, Madeti Prabhakar, and Mahender Singh DATE & TIME: 24 August 2020 to 28 August 2020 VENUE: Online Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the original program has been canceled. However, the meeting will be conducted through onl
From playlist Knots Through Web (Online)
Algebraic topology: Fundamental group of a knot
This lecture is part of an online course on algebraic topology. We calculate the fundamental group of (the complement of) a knot, and give a couple of examples. For the other lectures in the course see https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8yHsr3EFj52yxQGxQoxwOtjIEtxE2BWx
From playlist Algebraic topology
Knots and Quantum Theory - Edward Witten
Edward Witten Institute for Advanced Study December 15, 2010 A knot is simply a tangled loop in ordinary three-dimensional space, such as often causes us frustration in everyday life. Knots are also the subject of a rather rich mathematical theory. In the last three decades, it has unexpec
From playlist Natural Sciences
A survey of quandle theory by Mohamed Elhamdadi
PROGRAM KNOTS THROUGH WEB (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Rama Mishra, Madeti Prabhakar and Mahender Singh DATE & TIME: 24 August 2020 to 28 August 2020 VENUE: Online Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the original program has been canceled. However, the meeting will be conducted through onli
From playlist Knots Through Web (Online)
Overview of Knots and Motivation of Quandels by Mohamed Elhamdadi
PROGRAM KNOTS THROUGH WEB (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS: Rama Mishra, Madeti Prabhakar, and Mahender Singh DATE & TIME: 24 August 2020 to 28 August 2020 VENUE: Online Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the original program has been canceled. However, the meeting will be conducted through onl
From playlist Knots Through Web (Online)
Knots, three-manifolds and instantons – Peter Kronheimer & Tomasz Mrowka – ICM2018
Plenary Lecture 11 Knots, three-manifolds and instantons Peter Kronheimer & Tomasz Mrowka Abstract: Over the past four decades, input from geometry and analysis has been central to progress in the field of low-dimensional topology. This talk will focus on one aspect of these developments
From playlist Plenary Lectures
Sir Michael Atiyah - The Mysteries of Space [1991]
The 64th annual Gibbs Lecture was given by Sir Michael Atiyah, Fellow of the Royal Society, of Trinity College, Cambridge, England. At a conference in San Francisco, California in January 1991, he delivered "Physics and the mysteries of space", which was filmed and made available on videot
From playlist Mathematics
How Knots Help Us Understand the World
Knots are everywhere in our daily lives, but a new branch of mathematics is taking things to the next level. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron o
From playlist Uploads
Topology and Physics - Clay Cordova with Edward Witten
https://www.ias.edu/events/ideas-2017-18 More videos on http://video.ias.edu
From playlist Ideas 2017-18
A conversation between Louis Kauffman and Stephen Wolfram at the Wolfram Summer School 2021
Stephen Wolfram plays the role of Salonnière in this new, on-going series of intellectual explorations with special guests. Watch all of the conversations here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-conversations Follow us on our official social media channels. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wolfra
From playlist Conversations with Special Guests
Mathematics as Metaphor - Curtis McMullen (Harvard University)
Public lecture
From playlist Mathematics Research Center
Joel Hass - Lecture 1 - Algorithms and complexity in the theory of knots and manifolds - 18/06/18
School on Low-Dimensional Geometry and Topology: Discrete and Algorithmic Aspects (http://geomschool2018.univ-mlv.fr/) Joel Hass (University of California at Davis, USA) Algorithms and complexity in the theory of knots and manifolds Abstract: These lectures will introduce algorithmic pro
From playlist Joel Hass - School on Low-Dimensional Geometry and Topology: Discrete and Algorithmic Aspects
Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [Part 48]
Stephen Wolfram hosts a live and unscripted Ask Me Anything about science and technology for all ages. Find the playlist of Q&A's here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa Originally livestreamed at: https://twitch.tv/stephen_wolfram Outline of Q&A 0:00 Stream starts 3:11 Stephen begins the s
From playlist Stephen Wolfram Ask Me Anything About Science & Technology
Mechanics and curves | Math History | NJ Wildberger
The laws of motion as set out by Newton built upon work of Oresme, Galileo and others on dynamics, and the relations between distance, velocity and acceleration in trajectories. With Newton's laws and the calculus, a whole new arena of practical and theoretical investigations opened up to
From playlist MathHistory: A course in the History of Mathematics
Robbert Dijkgraaf is a mathematical physicist. Extra footage from this interview: https://youtu.be/FpkvNJCVEUA More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Robbert Dijkgraaf website: http://www.robbertdijkgraaf.com Physics videos by Brady (who makes Numberphile): https://www.youtube.
From playlist Animations by Pete McPartlan
