• Title of article

    Bridge index for theta curves in the 3-sphere

  • Author/Authors

    Goda، نويسنده , , Hiroshi، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    دوماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1997
  • Pages
    20
  • From page
    177
  • To page
    196
  • Abstract
    We define an invariant ‘bridge index’ for theta curves which are spatial graphs in the 3-sphere. This invariant is a generalization of bridge index for links defined by Schubert. Then we investigate the relationships to other invariants and prove that 2-bridge theta curves are prime.
  • Keywords
    Theta curve , Bridge presentation , Yamada polynomial , Invariant , Bridge index , Thin position
  • Journal title
    Topology and its Applications
  • Serial Year
    1997
  • Journal title
    Topology and its Applications
  • Record number

    1579125