An Introduction to Virtual Spatial Graph Theory
arXiv:math/0608739
Abstract
Two natural generalizations of knot theory are the study of spatial graphs and virtual knots. Our goal is to unify these two approaches into the study of virtual spatial graphs. This paper is a survey, and does not contain any new results. We state the definitions, provide some examples, and survey the known results. We hope that this paper will help lead to rapid development of the area.
9 pages, 7 figures, presented at the International Workshop on Knot Theory for Scientific Objects at Osaka City University, March 2006