CUHK MATH Trefoil Knot
WHY ARE THESE TWO KNOTS THE SAME?
Tie me up, Tie me down
 
Equivalence
Trefoil
Figure Eight
Whitehead
Trivial Knot
Perko Pairs
 
Classifications
Torus Knots
Alternating Knots
 
Invariants
Crossing number
Bridge number
Unknotting number
Tricolorability
Linking number
Polynomials
Here come our first example on equivalence of knots: Trefoil Knot.

Do you think you can transform the red knot on the left to the blue knot on the left?
Let's try it first, do not go to the hint too soon!


Click here
for a hint.