Twisted torus knots T(p, q; 3, s) are tunnel number one

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Abstract

We show that twisted torus knots T(p, q; 3, s) are tunnel number one. A short spanning arc connecting two adjacent twisted strands is an unknotting tunnel.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)807-811
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011.06

Keywords

  • tunnel number
  • Twisted torus knot
  • unknotting tunnel

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Mathematics

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