Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 17, issue 4 (2017)

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Epimorphisms between $2$–bridge knot groups and their crossing numbers

Masaaki Suzuki

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 17 (2017) 2413–2428

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2017.17.2413

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