Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 21, issue 5 (2021)

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Two-bridge knots admit no purely cosmetic surgeries

Kazuhiro Ichihara, In Dae Jong, Thomas W Mattman and Toshio Saito

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 21 (2021) 2411–2424

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2021.21.2411

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