Solvable Kauffman conjecture for derivatives

Let KK be a knot, let n12N0n\in \frac{1}{2}\mathbb{N}_0, and let an (n)(n)-solvable derivative mean a derivative of KK that is (n)(n)-solvable. Solvable Kauffman conjecture. For every n12N0n\in\frac{1}{2}\mathbb{N}_0, if KK is (n+1)(n+1)-solvable, then there exists an (n)(n)-solvable derivative of KK. It is known that an (n)(n)-solvable derivative implies that the knot is (n+1)(n+1)-solvable; this conjecture asks for the converse and remains open.

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JungHwan Park and Mark Powell, “A ribbon obstruction and derivatives of knots”, arXiv:1802.00582 (2018).

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