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Classification of unknotting tunnels for two bridge knots

Tsuyoshi Kobayashi

Geometry & Topology Monographs 2 (1999) 259–290

DOI: 10.2140/gtm.1999.2.259

arXiv: math.GT/9911254

Abstract

In this paper, we show that any unknotting tunnel for a two bridge knot is isotopic to either one of known ones. This together with Morimoto–Sakuma’s result gives the complete classification of unknotting tunnels for two bridge knots up to isotopies and homeomorphisms.

Keywords

two bridge knots, unknotting tunnel

Mathematical Subject Classification

Primary: 57M25

Secondary: 57M05

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Received: 28 December 1998
Revised: 30 May 1999
Published: 20 November 1999

Authors
Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
Department of Mathematics
Nara Women's University
Kita-Uoya Nishimachi
Nara 630
Japan