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The Morse-Novikov number of knots under connected sum and cabling

Kenneth L. Baker

Published 2020-01-10Version 1

We show the Morse-Novikov number of knots in $S^3$ is additive under connected sum and unchanged by cabling.

Comments: 14 pages, 1 figure. Comments and reference suggestions are welcome
Categories: math.GT
Subjects: 57M25, 57M27
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