winding number

Noun

Meaning

A curve of winding number 2 (around the observer)
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winding number (plural winding numbers)

(geometry, topology, mathematical analysis) The total number of times a given curve travels counterclockwise around a specified point.

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Examples

If a string has momentum p and winding number n in one description, it will have momentum n and winding number p in the dual description. Source: Internet

Therefore the winding number of the curve around zero should never change. Source: Internet

This is thus a generalization of winding number to higher dimensions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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