Abstract
We characterize cutting arcs on fiber surfaces that produce new fiber surfaces, and the changes in monodromy resulting from such cuts. As a corollary, we characterize band surgeries between fibered links and introduce an operation called generalized Hopf banding. We further characterize generalized crossing changes between fibered links, and the resulting changes in monodromy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 557-582 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal of the London Mathematical Society |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 17 Aug 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |