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Sharp-unknotting Number of a Torus Knot

  • Kanenobu, Taizo (Department of Mathematics Osaka City University Sugimoto)
  • Received : 2008.09.22
  • Accepted : 2008.09.30
  • Published : 2009.09.30
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Abstract

We give an estimation for the sharp-unknotting number of certain types of torus knots, and decide it for 39 torus knots.

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