Some sufficient conditions for tunnel numbers of connected sum of two knots not to go down

DOI10.1007/s10114-011-9021-2zbMath1238.57014OpenAlexW2042357787MaRDI QIDQ644654

Guo-Qiu Yang, Feng Chun Lei

Publication date: 4 November 2011

Published in: Acta Mathematica Sinica. English Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-011-9021-2

zbMATH Keywords

tunnel numberHeegaard splittingHeegaard distancemeridional surface

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