Thin position for knots and 3-manifolds

DOI10.1016/j.topol.2007.12.006zbMath1155.57005OpenAlexW2074595860MaRDI QIDQ930740

Jennifer Schultens, Hugh Nelson Howards

Publication date: 1 July 2008

Published in: Topology and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.topol.2007.12.006

zbMATH Keywords

thin positionbridge positiondouble branched cover3-manifold decomposition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Low-dimensional topology of special (e.g., branched) coverings (57M12)

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