Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Moira Chas, Mathematical Artists and Professor @stonybrooku explains two alternative visualisations of a Klein Bottle to Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford. Use code "tomrocksmaths" at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: incogni.com/tomrocksmaths

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Recorded at the 2024 Heidelberg Laureate Forum: heidelberg-laureate-forum.org

Thanks to Jos Leys for the visualisations - used under a Creative Commons licence. Links to the original videos below.

Two Moebius bands make a Klein bottle: youtube.com/watch?v=a5Azcwe9p4o
The Klein bottle: youtube.com/watch?v=yaeyNjUPVqs
The figure 8 Klein bottle: youtube.com/watch?v=rnWyTRpmzKQ

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