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The size of triangulations supporting a given link
2001
Geometry and Topology
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Let T be a triangulation of S^3 containing a link L in its 1-skeleton. We give an explicit lower bound for the number of tetrahedra of T in terms of the bridge number of L. Our proof is based on the theory of almost normal surfaces.
doi:10.2140/gt.2001.5.369
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