Definition:Reidemeister Move

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Definition

The Reidemeister moves are one of three operations on knots which encapsulate the intuitive notion of equivalent knots.

The three moves are shown below.


Reidemeister move 1.png
Reidemeister move 2.png
Reidemeister move 3.png


Source of Name

This entry was named for Kurt Reidemeister.

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