How to get a torus knot
How to get a torus knot of type (3,k). First step: we take three line segments drawn on a cylinder. See the second step.
The image has been realized for the exhibition matemilano.
See also the interactive animation Two numbers for a knot.
© matematita
immagine di Gian Marco Todesco
The image belongs to the sections...:
From "fragments of topology" (From "XlaTangente")
Images from the topology section (From the exhibitions of matematita)
Knots described by two numbers (Topology)
Further information:
http://www.toonz.com/personal/todesco