Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 16, issue 5 (2016)

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The number of strings on essential tangle decompositions of a knot can be unbounded

João Miguel Nogueira

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 16 (2016) 2535–2548

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2016.16.2535

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