On closed 3-braids with unknotting number one

Details On closed 3-braids with unknotting number one On closed 3-braids with unknotting number one

2009-02-10

arxiv.org/abs/0902.1573v1

Mathematics

Geometric Topology

29 pages, 4 figures

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We prove that if an alternating 3-braid knot has unknotting number one, then
there must exist an unknotting crossing in any alternating diagram of it, and
we enumerate such knots. The argument combines the obstruction to unknotting
number one developed by Ozsv\'ath and Szab\'o using Heegaard Floer homology,
together with one coming from Donaldson's Theorem A.

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