A non-torus positive 2-bridge knot does not admit chirally cosmetic surgeries
Geometric Topology
2026-02-11 v1
Abstract
We prove that a positive two-bridge knot other than the torus knot does not admit chirally cosmetic surgeries, a pair of Dehn surgeries along distinct slopes yielding orientation-reversingly homeomorphic 3-manifolds.
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@article{arxiv.2311.02829,
title = {A non-torus positive 2-bridge knot does not admit chirally cosmetic surgeries},
author = {Tetsuya Ito},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.02829},
year = {2026}
}
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18 pages, 1 figure