Baker–Moore conjecture on tangle decompositions of L-space knots

Let KK be a knot in S3S^3. An essential tangle decomposition is an essential nn–string tangle decomposition for some integer nn, meaning that there is a 22–sphere intersecting KK transversely in 2n2n points whose complement in the knot exterior is essential. Baker–Moore conjecture. Any L-space knot has no essential tangle decomposition. The conjecture generalizes the Lidman–Moore assertion for essential 22–string tangle decompositions; the supplied source gives no resolution status.

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Kenneth L. Baker and Kimihiko Motegi, “Seifert vs slice genera of knots in twist families and a characterization of braid axes”, arXiv:1705.10373 (2017).

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