Symmetric union presentations for 2-bridge ribbon knots

Abstract

We prove that all 2-bridge ribbon knots are symmetric unions.

11 pages. This paper is based on a talk at the Joint Meeting of AMS and DMV at Mainz, Germany, June 18, 2005, containing updated information until 2020

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