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Unknotting number, genus, and companion tori

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of California, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Martin Scharlemann

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Abigail Thompson

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Scharlemann, M., Thompson, A. Unknotting number, genus, and companion tori. Math. Ann. 280, 191–205 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456051

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