Bridge splittings of links with distance exactly n

摘要

We show that, for any integers n >= 2, g >= 0 and b >= 1 except for (g, b) = (0,1) and (0, 2), there exists a (g, b)-bridge splitting of a link in some manifold with distance exactly n. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.