Symmetry of \(\theta_ 4\)-curves (Q805007)

In Pac. J. Math. 42, 89-98 (1972; Zbl 0224.55002), \textit{S. Kinoshita} showed that there exists a knotted \(\theta_ 3\)-curve in the 3-sphere \(S^ 3\) such that all its cycles are unknotted. K. Wolcott proved that Kinoshita's \(\theta_ 3\)-curve is not amphicheiral [see \textit{K. Wolcott}, Geometry and topology, Proc. Conf., Athens/Ga. 1985, Lect. Notes Pure Appl. Math. 105, 325-346 (1987; Zbl 0613.57003)]. In Kobe J. Math. 1, 19-22 (1984; Zbl 0565.57008), \textit{S. Suzuki} showed that, for any integer m, there exists a knotted \(\theta_ m\)-curve in \(S^ 3\) such that all its subgraphs are unknotted, and such knotted \(\theta_ m\)-curves in \(S^ 3\) are called almost unknotted. In this paper, we give infinitely many almost unknotted \(\theta_ 4\)-curves in \(S^ 3\), and determine their amphicheirality.