Who cares about topology? (Inscribed rectangle problem)
- 4 years ago
An unsolved conjecture, and a clever topological solution to a weaker version of the question.
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This video is based on a proof from H. Vaughan, 1977.
You can see it written up (as a single rather-dense paragraph) here:
http://topo.math.auburn.edu/tp/reprints/v06/tp06107.pdf
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Brought to you by you: http://3b1b.co/topology-thanks
Home page: https://www.3blue1brown.com/
This video is based on a proof from H. Vaughan, 1977.
You can see it written up (as a single rather-dense paragraph) here:
http://topo.math.auburn.edu/tp/reprints/v06/tp06107.pdf
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3blue1brown is a channel about animating math, in all senses of the word animate. And you know the drill with YouTube, if you want to stay posted about new videos, subscribe, and click the bell to receive notifications (if you're into that).
If you are new to this channel and want to see more, a good place to start is this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPHP40bzkb0TKLRPwQGAoC-
Various social media stuffs:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/3Blue1Brown
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