Unknotting virtual knots with Gauss diagram forbidden moves
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The forbidden moves can be combined with Gauss diagram Reidemeister moves to obtain move sequences with which we may change any Gauss diagram (and hence any virtual knot) into any other, including in particular the unknotted diagram
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0007015,
title = {Unknotting virtual knots with Gauss diagram forbidden moves},
author = {Sam Nelson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0007015},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
5 pages; see http://www.math.lsu.edu/~nelson for a higher resolution version and more about virtual knots