The two slopes conjecture for knots

Let KK be a knot and let B(K)\mathcal{B}(K) be the finite set of boundary slopes of essential surfaces in its exterior.

Two slopes conjecture. If

B(K)=2,|\mathcal{B}(K)|=2,

then KK is a torus knot.

The source presents this as a conjecture motivated by the fact that torus knots have exactly two boundary slopes; no general resolution is supplied.

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Primary source

Makoto Ozawa, “Knots and surfaces”, arXiv:1603.09039 (2017).

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