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Reidemeister-type moves for surfaces in four-dimensional space

Dennis Roseman (1998)

Banach Center Publications

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We consider smooth knottings of compact (not necessarily orientable) n-dimensional manifolds in (or ), for the cases n=2 or n=3. In a previous paper we have generalized the notion of the Reidemeister moves of classical knot theory. In this paper we examine in more detail the above mentioned dimensions. Examples are given; in particular we examine projections of twist-spun knots. Knot moves are given which demonstrate the triviality of the 1-twist spun trefoil. Another application...

On a problem in effective knot theory

Stefano Galatolo (1998)

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni

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The following problem is investigated: «Find an elementary function such that if is a knot diagram with crossings and the corresponding knot is trivial, then there is a sequence of Reidemeister moves that proves triviality such that at each step we have less than crossings». The problem is shown to be equivalent to a problem posed by D. Welsh in [7] and solved by geometrical techniques (normal surfaces).

Quasipositivity and new knot invariants.

Lee Rudolph (1989)

Revista Matemática de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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This is a survey (including new results) of relations ?some emergent, others established? among three notions which the 1980s saw introduced into knot theory: quasipositivity of a link, the enhanced Milnor number of a fibered link, and the new link polynomials. The Seifert form fails to determine these invariants; perhaps there exists an ?enhanced Seifert form? which does.