Funny Problems in Intuitive Topology

2010/05/18 by Ruhollah Tavakoli, Tavakoli, Ruhollah
Computer Science · Mathematics · #Artificial Intelligence in Games #Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms #FOS: Mathematics #General Topology (math.GN) #Robotic Path Planning Algorithms #math.GN

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1005.3160

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Abstract

The goal of this article is to introduce some beautiful known riddles in intuitive topology; hoping to make at least some fun for the reader.

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