A polynomial upper bound on Reidemeister moves

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We prove that any diagram of the unknot with c crossings may be reduced to the trivial diagram using at most (236c)11 Reidemeister moves.

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Lackenby, M. (2015). A polynomial upper bound on Reidemeister moves. Annals of Mathematics, 182(2), 491–564. https://doi.org/10.4007/annals.2015.182.2.3

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