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Alexander and Markov theorems for generalized knots, I

Andrew Bartholomew

School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH, England

E-mail Address: andrewb@layer8.co.uk

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Roger Fenn

School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH, England

E-mail Address: rogerf@sussex.ac.uk

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This article is part of the issue:

Special Issue: Dedicated to the memory of Patrick Dehornoy
Guest Editors: D. Rolfsen and L. H. Kauffman

Abstract

In this paper, we look at which Alexander and Markov theorems can be defined for generalized knot theories.

This paper is dedicated to the memory of Patrick Dehornoy

Keywords:

AMSC: 57-xx, 57M25, 57M99

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