Unknotting number one knots are prime: a new proof
Author:
Xingru Zhang
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 113 (1991), 611-612
MSC:
Primary 57M25
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1991-1076582-0
MathSciNet review:
1076582
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Abstract: An alternative proof for unknotting number one knots being prime is given.
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