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Kirby calculus

Kirby calculus noun: a method in geometric topology for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere using a finite set of moves (the Kirby moves).

Noun

Kirby calculus (uncountable)

  1. A method in geometric topology for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere using a finite set of moves (the Kirby moves).

Origin of Kirby calculus

After Robion Kirby (born 1938), American topologist.

Questions about Kirby calculus

What does Kirby calculus mean?
Kirby calculus means a method in geometric topology for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere using a finite set of moves (the Kirby moves).
What part of speech is Kirby calculus?
Kirby calculus is a noun.

Words near Kirby calculus in the dictionary

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