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arxiv: 2606.02968 · v1 · pith:5KBPSA5Jnew · submitted 2026-06-02 · 🧮 math.GT

A ribbon knot which is not a symmetric union

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A basic open question motivated by the study of ribbon knot diagrams asks whether every ribbon knot can be presented as a symmetric union. In this article, we give a negative answer to this question by exhibiting a ribbon Montesinos knot which does not admit a symmetric union presentation.

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