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Classification of Unknotted Ribbons in the Plane and on the Sphere

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The aim of this paper is to classify unknotted ribbons in the plane and on the sphere up to regular isotopy.

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Wang, X. Classification of Unknotted Ribbons in the Plane and on the Sphere. Math Notes 105, 115–122 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001434619010127

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