Simple Closed Curves
A circle is the most straightforward example of a simple closed curve. It is a path that, no matter how it twists and winds, eventually connects up with
A
mathematical knot
is a simple closed curve.
A
link
is made of more than one simple closed curve, but a link is not a simple closed curve itself.
In
map coloring
, any map drawn as a simple closed curve will be
two-colorable
.