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After Robion Kirby (born 1938), American topologist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirby move
Today it means: Any of the moves used in the Kirby calculus for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of the moves used in the Kirby calculus for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere. Full definition →
After Robion Kirby (born 1938), American topologist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.