Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4661101 Topology and its Applications 2007 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

We define a prime decomposition for a handcuff graph by 2-spheres each of which intersects the handcuff at exactly three points and prove that every irreducible handcuff graph can be uniquely decomposed into a finite number of prime handcuffs and θ-curves.

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