(2,k)-torus knots
the torus knot of type (2,5). You can see what happens when we href="?p=cat&im=2298">reduce the second of the two numbers that identify the knot.
The image has been used at 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
