Quasipositive pretzels
Abstract
Description
A necessary and sufficient condition for an oriented pretzel surface to be quasipositive yields an estimate for the slice genus of the boundary of an arbitrary oriented pretzel surface.
6 pages, 8 figures; revised Feb. 22, 2000; to appear in Topology and its Applications
6 pages, 8 figures; revised Feb. 22, 2000; to appear in Topology and its Applications