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On a 2-knot group with nontrivial center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Katsuyuki Yoshikawa
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 662, Japan.
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Abstract

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Jonathan A. Hillman asked “Must a 2-knot whose group has non-trivial center be fibered?” We will answer this question negatively.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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