The slicing number of a knot
Geometric Topology
2014-10-01 v3
Abstract
An open question asks if every knot of 4-genus g_s can be changed into a slice knot by g_s crossing changes. A counterexample is given.
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@article{arxiv.math/0206072,
title = {The slicing number of a knot},
author = {Charles Livingston},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0206072},
year = {2014}
}
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Published by Algebraic and Geometric Topology at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/agt/AGTVol2/agt-2-41.abs.html Version 3: reference to Murakami and Yasuhara added