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Braiding knots in
contact 3-manifolds
Elena Pavelescu |
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Vol. 253 (2011), No. 2, 475–487
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Abstract |
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We show that a transverse link in a contact structure supported by an open book decomposition can be transversely braided, and we generalize Markov’s theorem on when the closures of two braids represent (transversely) isotopic links. |
Keywords
braid, transverse link, open book decomposition
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Mathematical Subject Classification 2010
Primary: 57M50
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Milestones
Received: 12 January 2011
Accepted: 24 October 2011
Published: 21 January 2012
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Authors |
| Elena Pavelescu | |
| Department of Mathematics Occidental College 1600 Campus Road Los Angeles 90041 United States |
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