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arxiv: math/0310218 · v1 · submitted 2003-10-15 · 🧮 math.GT · math.AT

Virtual strings

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A virtual string is a scheme of self-intersections of a closed curve on a surface. We introduce virtual strings and study their geometric properties and homotopy invariants. We also discuss connections between virtual strings, Gauss words, and virtual knots.

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