Incompressible pairwise incompressible surfaces in almost alternating knot complements (Q1371944): Difference between revisions

\textit{W. Menasco} and \textit{M. B. Thistlethwaite} [Topology 23, 37-44 (1984; Zbl 0525.57003); Pac. J. Math. 117, 353-370 (1985; Zbl 0578.57002); J. Reine Angew. Math. 426, 47-65 (1992; Zbl 0737.57002)] studied the structure of alternating knot exteriors using the properties of the surfaces in knot complements, and \textit{C. C. Adams} et al [Topology Appl. 46, No. 2, 151-165 (1992; Zbl 0766.57003)] have studied almost alternating knots. The paper under review studies incompressible pairwise incompressible surfaces in almost alternating knot complements using Menasco's methods. The main results show that the genus of such a surface in an almost alternating knot exterior equals zero if there are two, four, or six boundary components of the surface.