On the Slice-Ribbon Conjecture for Montesinos knots

Abstract

We establish the slice-ribbon conjecture for a large family of Montesinos' knots by means of Donaldson's theorem on the intersection forms of definite 4-manifolds.

arXiv comment53 pages, 12 figures

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• Lens spaces, rational balls and the ribbon conjecture
• The slice-ribbon conjecture for 3-stranded pretzel knots
• Obstructing Sliceness in a Family of Montesinos Knots

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