“…named for Robion Kirby, is a method for modifying framed links…”
{{Original alt text: “Pencil sketch: Kirby eagerly holds up a paper chain of friend links”}}
“…in the 3-sphere using a finite set of moves, the Kirby moves.”
{{Original alt text: “Pencil sketch: Kirby, still excited, imagines three spherical Kirbies performing moves like Float, Dodge, and Slide”}}
“Using four-dimensional Cerf theory, he proved that if M and N are 3-manifolds…”
{{Original alt text: “Pencil sketch: Kirby contentedly theorises surfing in another dimension”}}
“…resulting from Dehn surgery on framed links L and J respectively…”
{{Original alt text: “Pencil sketch: Does Dehn surgery need a dentist? Doctor Kirby is confused but his bonesaw and drill are ready”}}
“…then they are homeomorphic if and only if L and J are related by a sequence of Kirby moves.”
{{Original alt text: “Pencil sketch: Doctor Kirby happily waves a little gay pride flag even though he isn’t sure how it relates to dentistry”}}
“According to the Lickorish-Wallace theorem, any closed orientable 3-manifold is obtained by such surgery on some link in the 3-sphere.”
{{Original alt text: “Pencil sketch: OHHHH if you perform dental surgery on your friend links you can obtain licorice! Everything makes sense now, Doctor Kirby waves his flag and drill more joyfully than ever”}}
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