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arxiv: 1201.1735 · v1 · pith:SOCCRWJSnew · submitted 2012-01-09 · 🧮 math.GT

When is region crossing change an unknotting operation?

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In this paper, we prove that region crossing change on a link diagram is an unknotting operation if and only if the link is proper. A description of the behavior of region crossing change on link diagrams is given. Furthermore we also discuss the relation between region crossing change and the Arf invariant of proper links.

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