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[parent] mirror image of a knot (Definition)

The mirror image of a knot $K$ is the knot $K'$ whose diagram obtained by changing all the crossings in a diagram of $K$ This notion is well defined since Reidemeister moves are preserved under mirror images.



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Cross-references: Reidemeister moves, well defined, diagram, knot
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This is version 3 of mirror image of a knot, born on 2006-12-22, modified 2007-02-05.
Object id is 8662, canonical name is MirrorImageOfAKnot.
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AMS MSC: 57M25 (Manifolds and cell complexes :: Low-dimensional topology :: Knots and links in $S^3$)
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