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The free welded non-triviality conjecture for the Figure 19 knot
Free welded non-triviality conjecture. The knot shown in Figure is non-trivial in free welded theory.
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Non-independence of Upsilon moves from welded moves
Upsilon-move conjecture. Except for some very specific cases, the Upsilon moves are not induced by the usual welded moves. Consequently, they provide a large class of nontrivial mo…
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Existence of alternating welded knots with no alternating minimal diagram
A welded knot is an equivalence class of virtual knot diagrams under welded moves, and a diagram is minimal crossing when it realizes the least possible number of classical crossin…
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The -equivalence characterization for welded string links
The -equivalence conjecture. Two welded string links are -equivalent if and only if they cannot be distinguished by finite type invariants of degree .