The tunnel number of the sum of \(n\) knots is at least \(n\)
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Publication:1292679
DOI10.1016/S0040-9383(98)00002-0zbMath0929.57003arXivmath/9902008MaRDI QIDQ1292679
Jennifer Schultens, Martin G. Scharlemann
Publication date: 23 January 2000
Published in: Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9902008
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