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slicing number of a knot
Charles Livingston |
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Algebraic & Geometric Topology 2 (2002) 1051–1060
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arXiv: math.GT/0206072 |
Abstract |
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An open question asks if every knot of 4–genus can be changed into a slice knot by crossing changes. A counterexample is given. |
Keywords
slice genus, unknotting number
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Mathematical Subject Classification 2000
Primary: 57M25
Secondary: 57N70
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Publication
Received: 13 June 2002
Accepted: 29 October 2002
Published: 5 November 2002
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Authors |
| Charles Livingston | |
| Department of Mathematics Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 USA |
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