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" and . 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" , (or ) and (or ) .
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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