Essential laminations and Haken normal form

Mark Brittenham

Vol. 168 (1995), No. 2, 217–234

DOI: 10.2140/pjm.1995.168.217

Abstract

We show that if a 3-manifold M contains an essential lamination, then for any triangulation of M there exists an essential lamination which is in Haken normal form with respect to that triangulation.

Mathematical Subject Classification 2000

Primary: 57N10

Secondary: 57R30

Milestones

Received: 30 October 1992

Revised: 30 October 1993

Published: 1 April 1995