On the degeneration ratio of tunnel numbers and free tangle decompositions of knots

zbMATH Open1137.57007arXiv0904.0014MaRDI QIDQ5457872FDOQ5457872

Authors: Kanji Morimoto 

Publication date: 9 April 2008

Abstract: In this paper, we introduce a notion called n/k-free tangle and study the degeneration ratio of tunnel numbers of knots.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.0014

zbMATH Keywords

knotstunnel numbers\(n/k\)-free tangles

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Cited In (5)

• Annuli in generalized Heegaard splittings and degeneration of tunnel number
• Tunnel numbers of knots
• High distance tangles and tunnel number of knots
• Uniqueness of essential free tangle decompositions of knots and links
• Tunnel number degeneration under the connected sum of prime knots

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