Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 26, issue 4 (2026)

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The guts of nearly fibered knots

Zhenkun Li and Fan Ye

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 26 (2026) 1385–1393

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2026.26.1385

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