The space of incompressible surfaces in a $2$-bridge link complement
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- by W. Floyd and A. Hatcher
- Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 305 (1988), 575-599
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1988-0924770-8
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Abstract:
Projective lamination spaces for $2$-bridge link complements are computed explicitly.References
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- © Copyright 1988 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 305 (1988), 575-599
- MSC: Primary 57M25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1988-0924770-8
- MathSciNet review: 924770