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Generalized torsion elements in the knot groups of twist knots

Geometric Topology 2015-05-08 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

It is well known that any knot group is torsion-free, but it may admit a generalized torsion element. We show that the knot group of any negative twist knot admits a generalized torsion element. This is a generalization of the same claim for the knot 525_2, which is the (2)(-2)-twist knot, by Naylor and Rolfsen.

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@article{arxiv.1505.01590,
  title  = {Generalized torsion elements in the knot groups of twist knots},
  author = {Masakazu Teragaito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.01590},
  year   = {2015}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures