Kauffman-Harary Conjecture for Virtual Knots

In this paper, we examine Fox colorings of virtual knots, and moves called k-swap moves defined for virtual knot diagrams. The k-swap moves induce a one-to-one correspondence between colorings before and after the move, and can be used to reduce the number of virtual crossings. For the study of colo...

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Main Author: Williamson, Mathew
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2007
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3916
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5112&context=etd