English

Groups of virtual and welded links

Geometric Topology 2012-04-17 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

We define new notions of groups of virtual and welded knots (or links) and we study their relations with other invariants, in particular the Kauffman group of a virtual knot.

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@article{arxiv.1204.3205,
  title  = {Groups of virtual and welded links},
  author = {Valeriy G. Bardakov and Paolo Bellingeri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.3205},
  year   = {2012}
}

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22 pages, 7 figures

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