Fáry–Milnor theorem

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo simple closed curves in 3-dimensional space
gptkbp:field differential geometry
knot theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fáry–Milnor theorem
gptkbp:implies Every nontrivial knot has total curvature greater than 4π.
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:István_Fáry
gptkb:John_Milnor
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:American_Journal_of_Mathematics
gptkbp:state A knot in three-dimensional Euclidean space with total curvature at most 4π is unknotted.
gptkbp:yearProved 1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milnor's_theorem_on_the_total_curvature_of_knots
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5