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Thin position and bridge number for knots
Student-Run Geometry/Topology Seminar| Speaker: | Fabiola Manjarrez-Gutierrez, UC Davis |
| Location: | 593 Kerr |
| Start time: | Thu, Dec 2 2004, 1:10PM |
I will define thin position for a knot in S^3. I will discuss some important properties of a knot in thin position. Finally I will show that either a knot in thin position realizes its bridge number or the complement of the knot has an incompressible meridional planar surface.