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Braid Foliations in Low-Dimensional Topology
About this Title
Douglas J. LaFountain, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL and William W. Menasco, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Publication: Graduate Studies in Mathematics
Publication Year:
2017; Volume 185
ISBNs: 978-1-4704-3660-5 (print); 978-1-4704-4268-2 (online)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/gsm/185
MathSciNet review: MR3702003
MSC: Primary 57M25; Secondary 20F36, 57M27, 57R17, 57R30
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Front/Back Matter
Chapters
- Links and closed braids
- Braid foliations and Markov’s theorem
- Exchange moves and Jones’ conjecture
- Transverse links and Bennequin’s inequality
- The transverse Markov theorem and simplicity
- Botany of braids and transverse knots
- Flypes and transverse nonsimplicity
- Arc presentations of links and braid foliations
- Braid foliations and Legendrian links
- Braid foliations and braid groups
- Open book foliations
- Braid foliations and convex surface theory