On unknotting tunnel systems of satellite chain links (Q2133956)

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On unknotting tunnel systems of satellite chain links
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    On unknotting tunnel systems of satellite chain links (English)
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    5 May 2022
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    This paper proves that ``the tunnel number of a satellite chain link with a number of components higher than or equal to twice the bridge number of the companion is as small as possible among links with the same number of components,'' proving also that this result is ``sharp for satellite chain links over a 2-bridge knot.''
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    satellite chain links
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    tunnel number
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