Interactive graphics

Click on image (or its caption) to get object you can manipulate.


Below are some examples of knots


 

A trefoil knot A tube about a figure 8 knot 15 crossing knot---in a (locally) minimal energy configuration.

 


 

Here are two trefoils, a right hand and left hand

 


Below are some examples of Moebius bands (and knots)


 

A Moebius band with boundry shown as green tube

 

A Moebius band (left) and boundary (right)shown separately

 

 

Moebius bands with twists in opposite directions hand

 

Moebius band with three half twists. Note that the boundary is a knot.

 

Two such Moebius bands---the boundaries are the two trefoil knots

 

Two Moebius bands with five half twists