Magnetic field loops do not knot or link

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The magnetic field is composed of closed loops (assuming there is no magnetic monopole). How does one prove any two magnetic loops do not knot to form a link?

mmesser314 · Accepted Answer

You don't.
Take a set of short permanent magnets. Chain them together. Make a knot out of the chain, and connect the ends.
Or form two chains. Make them into linked closed loops.

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