The size of triangulations supporting a given link
Geometric Topology
2014-11-11 v3
Abstract
Let T be a triangulation of S^3 containing a link L in its 1-skeleton. We give an explicit lower bound for the number of tetrahedra of T in terms of the bridge number of L. Our proof is based on the theory of almost normal surfaces.
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@article{arxiv.math/0007032,
title = {The size of triangulations supporting a given link},
author = {Simon A King},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0007032},
year = {2014}
}
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Published by Geometry and Topology at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/gt/GTVol5/paper13.abs.html