Region crossing change is an unknotting operation

DOI10.2969/JMSJ/06630693zbMATH Open1297.57021arXiv1011.6304OpenAlexW1964395665MaRDI QIDQ743686FDOQ743686

Authors: Ayaka Shimizu 

Publication date: 30 September 2014

Published in: Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Region crossing change is a local transformation on a knot or link diagram. We show that a region crossing change on a knot diagram is an unknotting operation, and we define the region unknotting numbers for a knot diagram and a knot.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.6304

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zbMATH Keywords

knot diagramcrossing numberlocal moveregion crossing changeunknotting operation

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