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Computing boundary slopes of 2-bridge links
Author(s):
Jim
Hoste;
Patrick
D.
Shanahan.
Journal:
Math. Comp.
76
(2007),
1521-1545.
MSC (2000):
Primary 57M25
Posted:
March 12, 2007
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Abstract:
We describe an algorithm for computing boundary slopes of 2-bridge links. As an example, we work out the slopes of the links obtained by  surgery on one component of the Borromean rings. A table of all boundary slopes of all 2-bridge links with 10 or less crossings is also included.
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Additional Information:
Jim
Hoste
Affiliation:
Pitzer College, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont, California 91711
Email:
jhoste@pitzer.edu
Patrick
D.
Shanahan
Affiliation:
Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Dr., Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
Email:
pshanahan@lmu.edu
DOI:
10.1090/S0025-5718-07-01936-9
PII:
S 0025-5718(07)01936-9
Keywords:
Knot,
link,
2-bridge,
boundary slope
Received by editor(s):
May 24, 2005
Received by editor(s) in revised form:
March 31, 2006
Posted:
March 12, 2007
Copyright of article:
Copyright
2007,
American Mathematical Society
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