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The slicing number of a knot

Charles Livingston

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 2 (2002) 1051–1060

arXiv: math.GT/0206072

Abstract

An open question asks if every knot of 4–genus gs can be changed into a slice knot by gs crossing changes. A counterexample is given.

Keywords
slice genus, unknotting number
Mathematical Subject Classification 2000
Primary: 57M25
Secondary: 57N70
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Received: 13 June 2002
Accepted: 29 October 2002
Published: 5 November 2002
Authors
Charles Livingston
Department of Mathematics
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
USA