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Untwisted deform-spun knots: Examples of symmetry-spun 2-knots

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  • Commutator Subgroup
  • Lens Space
  • Seifert Surface
  • Disjoint Disk
  • Heegaard Diagram

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Kanenobu, T. (1989). Untwisted deform-spun knots: Examples of symmetry-spun 2-knots. In: Kawakubo, K. (eds) Transformation Groups. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1375. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0085606

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