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arxiv: math/0401421 · v1 · submitted 2004-01-29 · 🧮 math.GT

Involutions of knots that fix unknotting tunnels

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keywords knottunnelunknottingadmitsfixesinvolutioninvolutionsknots
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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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