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Q: Reference request: Can iterated torus links be mutated?

Dylan ThurstonI believe that most iterated torus links cannot be changed non-trivially by a Conway mutation, as follows. If you look at the JSJ decomposition of the double-branched cover, then each satellite torus that appears in the iterated torus construction appears. Thus, you cannot have an essential torus...


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