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Involutions of knots that fix unknotting tunnels

Geometric Topology 2009-03-06 v1

Abstract

Let K be a knot that has an unknotting tunnel tau. We prove that K admits a strong involution that fixes tau pointwise if and only if K is a two-bridge knot and tau its upper or lower tunnel.

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@article{arxiv.math/0401421,
  title  = {Involutions of knots that fix unknotting tunnels},
  author = {David Futer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0401421},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages, 3 figures