Turning a Sphere Inside Out
Turning a Sphere Inside Out

Turning a Sphere Inside Out

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0 hr 22 min

1979-01-01

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This video is about the problem of turning a sphere inside out, by passing the surface through itself, without making any holes or creases. Mathematicians believed the problem to be unsolvable until 1958, when Stephen Smale proved otherwise. The motion of turning a sphere inside out, called a regular homotopy, is extremely difficult to visualize. The homotopy in this film was developed by Bernard Morin, a blind mathematician. The motion is illustrated with a sequence of chicken-wire models, built by Charles Pugh, showing the crucial stages in the motion. Commentary is provided by mathematicians Nelson L. Max, Stephen Smale, and Charles Pugh, and by physicist Judith Bregmann.

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Nelson Max

Nelson Max

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Stephen Smale

Stephen Smale

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Charles Pugh

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Judith Bregman

Judith Bregman

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