Knots, links and the Borromean Rings.

• Grant number: 24/13081-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2024
• End date: October 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Mathematics - Geometry and Topology
• Principal Investigator: Tomas Edson Barros
• Grantee: Moyses Amadeo Cremasco
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to introduce the student to the study of knots and links and culminate with the result about the Borromean rings, which says that this link is non-trivial and cannot be constructed with three perfect circles.