Closed braids in 3-manifolds (Q1202417)
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Closed braids in 3-manifolds (English)
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2 February 1993
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The main result shows that the classical Markov Theorem about links and closed braids in \(S^ 3\) generalizes to links and closed braids in 3- manifolds. As an application we show that the mapping class group of a surface is a natural structure for studying links in 3-manifolds.
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links and closed braids in 3-manifolds
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mapping class group of a surface
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