Kirby Calculus Seminar

William Gollinger, University of Waterloo

"Kirby Moves"

In this talk we revisit the handle moves introduced earlier, now in the context of Kirby diagrams. We will carefully study the effects of handle slides on framings, and illustrate some handle cancellations. Lastly we'll introduce blow-ups and blow-downs as helpful tools for making Kirby diagrams more amenable.

MC 5403