Unknotting number one knots are prime (Q1064613)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3921530
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3921530 |
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Unknotting number one knots are prime (English)
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1985
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In this paper it is proved that a knot of unknotting number one is prime; it is a very important work in geometric knot theory. The technique used here is essentially the arguments established by the author [ibid. 79, 125-141 (1985; Zbl 0559.57019)].
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prime knot
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irreducible 3-manifold
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incompressible surface
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boundary- compressible 3-manifold
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knot of unknotting number one
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0.95501196
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0.8995335
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