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Closed incompressible surfaces of genus two in 3-bridge knot complements

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we characterize closed incompressible surfaces of genus two in the complements of 3-bridge knots and links. This characterization includes that of essential 2-string tangle decompositions for 3-bridge knots and links.

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@article{arxiv.math/0702867,
  title  = {Closed incompressible surfaces of genus two in 3-bridge knot complements},
  author = {Makoto Ozawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0702867},
  year   = {2007}
}

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13 pages, 15 figures (34 files)