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A search method for thin positions of links
Heath, Daniel J1 ; Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi2
1Mathematics Department, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA 98447, USA
2Department of Mathematics, Nara Women’s University, Kitauoya Nishimachi, Nara 630-8506, Japan
Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Tome 5 (2005) no. 3, pp. 1027-1050
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We give a method for searching for thin positions of a given link.

DOI : 10.2140/agt.2005.5.1027
Keywords: knot, link, thin position, search method

Heath, Daniel J  1   ; Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi  2

1 Mathematics Department, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma WA 98447, USA
2 Department of Mathematics, Nara Women’s University, Kitauoya Nishimachi, Nara 630-8506, Japan 
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Heath, Daniel J; Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi. A search method for thin positions of links. Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Tome 5 (2005) no. 3, pp. 1027-1050. doi: 10.2140/agt.2005.5.1027

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