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Classifying links under fused isotopy

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

All knots are fused isotopic to the unknot via a process known as virtualization. We extend and adapt this process to show that, up to fused isotopy, classical links are classified by their linking numbers.

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@article{arxiv.math/0606198,
  title  = {Classifying links under fused isotopy},
  author = {Andrew Fish and Ebru Keyman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0606198},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages, 6 figures