Knot theory
Study of mathematical knots
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| February 2021 | Marc Lackenby announced a breakthrough unknot recognition algorithm that runs in quasi-polynomial time, significantly advancing the field of knot theory's computational approach to solving the unknotting problem. |
| 2020 | Burton tabulates all prime knots with up to 19 crossings. |
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