Studying links via closed braids. III: Classifying links which are closed 3-braids

DOI10.2140/pjm.1993.161.25zbMath0813.57010OpenAlexW2082623656MaRDI QIDQ1318500

William W. Menasco, Joan S. Birman

Publication date: 6 June 1995

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2140/pjm.1993.161.25

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foliationflypeclosed 3-braidsbraid conjugacyclosed braid representations of links

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