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From Classical to Unwelded - An Examination of Four Knot Classes

dc.contributor.advisorBoden, Hans U.en_US
dc.contributor.advisorAndrew Nicas, Maung Min-Ooen_US
dc.contributor.advisorAndrew Nicas, Maung Min-Ooen_US
dc.contributor.authorParchimowicz, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMathematics and Statisticsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T16:54:30Z
dc.date.available2014-06-18T16:54:30Z
dc.date.created2011-09-29en_US
dc.date.issued2011-10en_US
dc.description.abstract<p>This thesis is an introduction to virtual knots and the forbidden moves, and the closely related classes of welded and unwelded knots. Extensions of the Jones polynomial and the knot group to the various knot types are considered. We also examine the operation of connected sum for virtual and welded knots, and we review the proof that every virtual knot can be untied using the forbidden moves.</p>en_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
dc.identifier.otheropendissertations/6371en_US
dc.identifier.other7393en_US
dc.identifier.other2265551en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/11403
dc.subjectKnot Theoryen_US
dc.subjectVirtual Knotsen_US
dc.subjectWelded Knotsen_US
dc.subjectUnwelded Knotsen_US
dc.subjectGeometry and Topologyen_US
dc.subjectMathematicsen_US
dc.subjectGeometry and Topologyen_US
dc.titleFrom Classical to Unwelded - An Examination of Four Knot Classesen_US
dc.typethesisen_US

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