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Unknotting twisted knots with Gauss diagram forbidden moves

Geometric Topology 2022-09-30 v2

Abstract

Twisted knot theory, introduced by M.O.Bourgoin, is a generalization of virtual knot theory. It is easily shown that any virtual knot can be deformed into a trivial knot by a finite sequence of generalized Reidemeister moves and two "forbidden moves" F1F_{1} and F2F_{2}. Similarly, we show that any twisted knot also can be deformed into a trivial knot or a trivial knot with a bar by a finite sequence of extended Reidemeister moves and three "forbidden moves" T4T_{4}, F1F_{1} (or F2F_{2}) and F3F_{3} (or F4F_{4}) .

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@article{arxiv.2112.15263,
  title  = {Unknotting twisted knots with Gauss diagram forbidden moves},
  author = {Shudan Xue and Qingying Deng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.15263},
  year   = {2022}
}

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9 pages, 14 figures