%0 Journal Article
%T A geometric proof of the Milnor conjecture
%A Vyacheslav Krushkal
%J Mathematics
%D 2012
%I arXiv
%X A geometric argument is given to prove that the Seifert genus of a positive knot equals its slice genus. A combinatorial invariant, giving a lower bound for the slice genus, is formulated for arbitrary knots. Properties and applications of this invariant are discussed.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.3141v2