Möbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
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Summary
Möbius strip is a mathematical concept[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of mathematical concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,748 views/month, #3 of 1,007).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: August Ferdinand Möbius[3], Johann Benedict Listing[4]
- Instance of: shape[5]
- Named after: August Ferdinand Möbius[6]
- Subclass of: non-orientable surface[7], one-sided surface[8]
- Commons category: Moebius strip[9]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1858[10]
- Commons gallery: Moebius Strip[11]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[12]
- Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/emmo#EMMO_8406f483_eafc_4700_b6c0_5d2908ea2adf[13]
- Studied by: topology[14]
- Has part(s) of the class: face[15]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[16]
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Influence
Things named for Möbius strip include Möbius[17], a film[18], directed by Éric Rochant[19] and Möbius resistor[20].
Why It Matters
Möbius strip has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for it include Möbius[17], a film[18], directed by Éric Rochant[19] and Möbius resistor[20].