arXiv · 1106.0963
For n-bridge decompositions of links in S^3, we propose a practical method to ensure that the Hempel distance is at least two.
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Kazuto Takao. 2011-12-26. Bridge decompositions with distances at least two. https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.0963
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