Comment Comment by aleph_minus_one > Remarkably there’s really just one way to tie them togetherI would rather assume (but knot theorists shall correct me if I'm wrong) that there exist two ways of tying them together:Cut knots K, L at some point; denote the loose ends by K1, K2, L1, L2.- Option 1: connect K1 <-> L1, K2 <-> L2- Option 2: connect K1 <-> L2, K2 <-> L1 parent aleph_minus_one 1 year ago
I would rather assume (but knot theorists shall correct me if I'm wrong) that there exist two ways of tying them together:
Cut knots K, L at some point; denote the loose ends by K1, K2, L1, L2.
- Option 1: connect K1 <-> L1, K2 <-> L2
- Option 2: connect K1 <-> L2, K2 <-> L1