Studying links via closed braids II: On a theorem of Bennequin

Joan S. Birman; William W. Menasco

doi:10.1016/0166-8641(91)90059-U

Studying links via closed braids II: On a theorem of Bennequin

Joan S. Birman
, William W. Menasco

Mathematics

Columbia University

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Abstract

Links which are closed 3-braids admit very special types of spanning surfaces of maximal Euler characteristic. These surfaces are decribed naturally by words in cyclically symmetric elementary braids which generate the group B₃.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-82
Number of pages	12
Journal	Topology and its Applications
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0166-8641(91)90059-U
State	Published - Jun 18 1991

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Closed braids
links
spanning surfaces for links

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