Thin position and bridge number for knots in the 3-sphere

Topology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 505-507

  Thompson, Abigail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031094129     PISSN: 00409383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-9383(96)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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