How to get a torus knot
If we want to get a torus knot of type (3,k), we can take three line segments drawn on a cylinder and roll up the cylinder to for a "doughnut" after having imparted a twist of a particular angle (k times 120°). We get, for example, three untied circumpherences if we try to reproduce in this way the torus knot (3,0)(we give no twist); if we give a complete twist, we obtain the torus knot (3,3).
See also the interactive animation Two numbers for a knot.
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Knots described by two numbers (Topology)
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