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Historical highlights of non-cyclic knot theory

Kenneth A. Perko

Kenneth A. Perko

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218216516400101Cited by:2 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

This paper illustrates some classical non-cyclic milestones in mathematical knot theory.

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AMSC: 57M25, 57M27

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