Virtual strings
classification
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virtualstringsclosedconnectionscurvediscussgaussgeometric
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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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