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SURGERY DESCRIPTIONS AND VOLUMES OF BERGE KNOTS II: DESCRIPTIONS ON THE MINIMALLY TWISTED FIVE CHAIN LINK

KENNETH L. BAKER

Department of Mathematics, University of Miami, Coral Gables Florida, FL 33124-4250, USA

https://doi.org/10.1142/S021821650800652XCited by:10 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Using Kirby calculus, we explicitly pass from Berge's R-R descriptions of ten families of knots with lens space surgeries to surgery descriptions on the minimally twisted five chain link (MT5C). Since the MT5C admits a strong inversion, we also give the corresponding tangle descriptions.

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AMSC: Primary 57M50, Secondary 57M25

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