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The Morse-Novikov number of knots under connected sum and cabling

Geometric Topology 2021-11-10 v2

Abstract

We show the Morse-Novikov number of knots in S3S^3 is additive under connected sum and unchanged by cabling.

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@article{arxiv.2001.03587,
  title  = {The Morse-Novikov number of knots under connected sum and cabling},
  author = {Kenneth L. Baker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.03587},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

The paper has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Topology