2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/124823In this paper, we characterize closed incompressible surfaces of genus two in the complements of 3-bridge knots and links. This characterization includes that of essential 2-string tangle decompositions for 3-bridge knots and links.13 pages, 15 figures (34 files)Geometric Topology57M25; 57Q35text