Kirby calculus

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo 3-manifolds
4-manifolds
gptkbp:describedBy Kirby’s 1978 paper "A calculus for framed links in S^3"
gptkbp:field gptkb:topology
low-dimensional topology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kirby calculus
gptkbp:introducedIn 1978
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robion_Kirby
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kirby_moves
surgery theory
framed links
gptkbp:usedFor studying handle decompositions
studying surgery on manifolds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robion_Kirby
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5