4D Topology Is Weird #math #science
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Mathematician Maggie Miller explains the concept of manifolds — spaces that resemble flat Euclidean space when viewed up close, but that can have very a different global structure. To hear more about this topic, and about the particular weirdness of 4D space, check out out the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURzTFRRuJQ --------- Quanta Magazine is an editorially independent publication supported by the Simons Foundation. We focus on developments in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the basic life sciences. READ free math and science articles on the Quanta website: www.quantamagazine.org LEARN about the Simons Foundation: www.simonsfoundation.org FOLLOW our social channels: - Instagram: quantamag - Bluesky: @quantamagazine.bsky.social - Facebook: quantanews - X: quantamagazine
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