Thin Position for Tangles
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
If a tangle, K, in the 3-ball has no planar, meridional, essential surfaces in its exterior then thin position for K has no thin levels.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0203149,
title = {Thin Position for Tangles},
author = {David Bachman and Saul Schleimer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0203149},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications