Haken
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Haken may refer to:
- Wolfgang HakenWolfgang HakenWolfgang Haken is a mathematician who specializes in topology, in particular 3-manifolds.In 1976 together with colleague Kenneth Appel at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Haken solved one of the most famous problems in mathematics, the four-color theorem...
, mathematician who helped prove the four color theorem and made notable contributions to low-dimensional topology - Haken manifoldHaken manifoldIn mathematics, a Haken manifold is a compact, P²-irreducible 3-manifold that is sufficiently large, meaning that it contains a properly embedded two-sided incompressible surface...
, a type of 3-manifold named after Wolfgang Haken - Rianne ten HakenRianne ten HakenRianne ten Haken is a Dutch model. She was born in Lelystad, Flevoland, and began modeling after she won the 2001 Elite Model Look competition at the age of 15.In 2003 Rianne walked her first runways...
, Dutch model - Haken Audio, maker of the ContinuumContinuum (instrument)The Continuum Fingerboard or Haken Continuum is a music performance controller developed by Lippold Haken, a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, and sold by Haken Audio, located in Champaign, Illinois....
instrument - HakenHaken (Band)Haken is a London-based Progressive rock/Progressive metal band formed in 2007. At the moment they have two released albums, Aquarius, released in 2010, and Visions, released October 24 2011.-Biography:...
, an English Progressive metalProgressive metalProgressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band. - Hermann HakenHermann HakenHermann Haken is physicist and professor emeritus in theoretical physics at the University of Stuttgart. He is known as the founder of synergetics....
, a physicist best known for his contributions to laser theory and Synergetics - Shiluach hakenShiluach hakenShiluach haken is the Jewish law derived from the Torah that enjoins one to send away the mother bird before taking her young or her eggs. This only applies to Kosher birds. The Torah promises longevity to someone who performs this commandment.-Theodicy:...
, a mitzvah in the Torah