Who (else) cares about topology? Stolen necklaces and Borsuk-Ulam: Topology - Part 2 of 3

The video explores the intriguing connection between the stolen necklace problem in discrete math and the Borsuk Ulam Theorem from topology. It explains how to solve the necklace problem by making minimal cuts to fairly divide jewels between two thieves. The Borsuk Ulam Theorem is introduced to show that antipodal points on a sphere can map to the same point on a plane, providing a clever solution to the problem. The video also discusses the practical applications of such optimization problems and extends the concept to higher dimensions.

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