Category Archives: Baldridge Theorems
Baldridge-McCarty TQFT versus SU(2) Spin Networks: What’s the difference?
The Question I Always Get When I give talks on the n-color homologies, I am often asked whether the underlying topological quantum field theory (TQFT) is based on , , or . It’s a fair question – the way we … Continue reading
Can an atom have two nuclei? An inquisitive child wants to know!
My 7-year-old daughter, Autumn, recently asked, “Can an atom have two cores (two nuclei)?” Wait, everyone knows that an atom can have only one nucleus. What a silly question. Or is it? Continue reading
Ben McCarty plays “Swing that Hammer”
Listen to mathematician Ben McCarty sing “Swing that Hammer” using a Breedlove guitar. Continue reading
Introducing Cube Knots
Cube knots are a special way to represent a knot in 3-dimensional space. Check out this video that “flies through” a trefoil knot! Continue reading






