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On 3-braids and L-space knots

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We classify closed 3-braids which are L-space knots.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Efstratia Kalfagianni for referring us to the problem. We would also like to thank Cameron Gordon and Kenneth Baker for their conversations with the first author and their interest in this work. We would also like to thank the anonymous referee for many thoughtful suggestions on improving the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 36608, USA

    Christine Ruey Shan Lee

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    Faramarz Vafaee

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Lee, C.R.S., Vafaee, F. On 3-braids and L-space knots. Geom Dedicata 213, 513–521 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-020-00594-8

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