The Tait flyping conjecture

Authors: William W. Menasco and Morwen B. Thistlethwaite
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 25 (1991), 403-412
MSC (1985): Primary 57M25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1991-16083-0
MathSciNet review: 1098346
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