Reid's conjecture on conjugate generators of knot groups

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Let KK be a knot, and let π1(S3∖K)\pi_1(S^3\smallsetminus K) denote its knot group. Suppose this group is generated by two conjugate elements. Reid's conjecture. The elements are peripheral, and hence the knot is two-bridge. The conjecture is motivated by the characterization of two-bridge knot and link groups generated by two peripheral elements. The statement has recently been proved, so it is no longer open.

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Jason Callahan, “Conjugate Generators of Knot and Link Groups”, arXiv:0806.3452 (2009).

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