Kirby calculus
nounEtymology
After Robion Kirby (born 1938), American topologist.
Definitions
A method in geometric topology for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere using a finite…
A method in geometric topology for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere using a finite set of moves (the Kirby moves).
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