Obstructing Unknotting Number Two For Some Alternating Knots
We apply the $d$-invariants of Ozsv\'ath-Szab\'o and a theorem due to Brendan Owens to determine the unknotting numbers of 194 alternating knots with 13 or fewer crossings.
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We apply the $d$-invariants of Ozsv\'ath-Szab\'o and a theorem due to Brendan Owens to determine the unknotting numbers of 194 alternating knots with 13 or fewer crossings.