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March 2008 The Y-triangle move does not preserve intrinsic knottedness
Erica Flapan, Ramin Naimi
Osaka J. Math. 45(1): 107-111 (March 2008).

Abstract

We answer the question ``Does the Y-triangle move preserve intrinsic knottedness?'' in the negative by giving an example of a graph that is obtained from the intrinsically knotted graph $K_{7}$ by triangle-Y and Y-triangle moves but is not intrinsically knotted.

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Erica Flapan. Ramin Naimi. "The Y-triangle move does not preserve intrinsic knottedness." Osaka J. Math. 45 (1) 107 - 111, March 2008.

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Published: March 2008
First available in Project Euclid: 14 March 2008

zbMATH: 1145.05019
MathSciNet: MR2416651

Subjects:
Primary: 05C10
Secondary: 57M25

Rights: Copyright © 2008 Osaka University and Osaka City University, Departments of Mathematics

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