2 papers
math.GR2015
Factor Groups of Knot and LOT Groups
Renata Gerecke, Jens Harlander, Ryan Manheimer +2
A classical result of H. S. M. Coxeter asserts that a certain quotient of the braid group on strands is finite if and only if corresponds to the type of…
math.GT2015
Repeated boundary slopes for 2-bridge knots
Cynthia L. Curtis, William Franczak, Randolph J. Leiser +1
We investigate the question of when distinct branched surfaces in the complement of a 2-bridge knot support essential surfaces with identical boundary slopes. We determine all inst…