square peg problem

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:inscribed_square_problem
gptkbp:category unsolved problems in mathematics
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
gptkb:topology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label square peg problem
gptkbp:notableAchievement Proved for piecewise linear curves by Emch (1913)
Proved for smooth curves by Schnirelmann (1944)
Proved for all algebraic curves by Stromquist (1989)
Proved for locally monotone curves by Vrećica and Živaljević (2011)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Vladimir_Arnold
gptkb:Otto_Toeplitz
gptkb:Lev_Schnirelmann
gptkb:Arnold_Emch
gptkb:B._J._Stromquist
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Otto_Toeplitz
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:inscribed_rectangle_problem
gptkb:Jordan_curve
gptkbp:sentence Every simple closed curve in the plane contains four points that are the vertices of a square.
gptkbp:solvedBy convex curves
piecewise smooth curves
gptkbp:status open problem
gptkbp:yearProposed 1911
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Toeplitz_conjecture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7