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2001 The size of triangulations supporting a given link
Simon A King
Geom. Topol. 5(1): 369-398 (2001). DOI: 10.2140/gt.2001.5.369

Abstract

Let T be a triangulation of S3 containing a link L in its 1–skeleton. We give an explicit lower bound for the number of tetrahedra of T in terms of the bridge number of L. Our proof is based on the theory of almost normal surfaces.

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Simon A King. "The size of triangulations supporting a given link." Geom. Topol. 5 (1) 369 - 398, 2001. https://doi.org/10.2140/gt.2001.5.369

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Received: 12 September 2000; Accepted: 8 April 2001; Published: 2001
First available in Project Euclid: 21 December 2017

zbMATH: 1021.57005
MathSciNet: MR1825667
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2140/gt.2001.5.369

Subjects:
Primary: 57M25 , 57Q15
Secondary: 68Q25

Keywords: bridge number , link , normal surfaces , Rubinstein–Thompson algorithm , Triangulation

Rights: Copyright © 2001 Mathematical Sciences Publishers

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