Abstract
The hyperbolic volume of a knot complement is a topological knot invariant. Futer, Kalfagianni, and Purcell have estimated the volumes of Montesinos link complements for Montesinos links with at least three positive tangles. Here we extend their results to all hyperbolic Montesinos links.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Mathematics
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Finlinson, Kathleen Arvella, "A Volume Bound for Montesinos Links" (2014). Theses and Dissertations. 5299.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5299
Date Submitted
2014-03-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd6821
Keywords
knot, link, rational tangle, Montesinos, topology, manifold, hyperbolic, geometry
Language
english