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Link complements and the Bianchi modular groups

Author(s): Mark D. Baker
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 353 (2001), 3229-3246.
MSC (2000): Primary 57M25; Secondary 11F06
Posted: April 9, 2001
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Abstract: We determine the values of $m$ for which the Bianchi modular group $\operatorname{PSL}_2(\mathcal{O}_m)$ contains a link group.

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Additional Information:

Mark D. Baker
Affiliation: IRMAR, Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes cedex, France

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-01-02555-7
PII: S 0002-9947(01)02555-7
Keywords: Link complements, Bianchi modular groups
Received by editor(s): June 3, 1998
Received by editor(s) in revised form: March 8, 1999
Posted: April 9, 2001
Copyright of article: Copyright 2001, American Mathematical Society

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