Uniqueness of bridge surfaces for 2-bridge knots
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Any 2-bridge knot in the 3-sphere has a bridge sphere from which any other bridge surface can be obtained by stabilization, meridional stabilization, perturbation and proper isotopy.
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@article{arxiv.math/0609567,
title = {Uniqueness of bridge surfaces for 2-bridge knots},
author = {Martin Scharlemann and Maggy Tomova},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0609567},
year = {2007}
}
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12 pages, 4 figures