The braid index of generalized cables

DOI10.2140/pjm.1992.155.369zbMath0811.57013OpenAlexW2039432184MaRDI QIDQ1207860

Robert F. Williams

Publication date: 16 May 1993

Published in: Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2140/pjm.1992.155.369

zbMATH Keywords

braid indexbridge numberperiod doublingtwo-cabling

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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