Six Proofs of the Fáry–Milnor Theorem

Anton Petrunin; Stephan Stadler

doi:10.1080/00029890.2023.2286224

Six Proofs of the Fáry–Milnor Theorem

Anton Petrunin, Stephan Stadler

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We survey known proofs of the Fáry–Milnor theorem; it states that any nontrivial knot makes at least two full turns.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	239-251
Number of pages	13
Journal	American Mathematical Monthly
Volume	131
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2023.2286224
State	Published - 2023

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General Mathematics

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