Whitehead\(_ 3\) is a ``slice'' link (Q1124169)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4111597
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4111597 |
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Whitehead\(_ 3\) is a ``slice'' link (English)
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1988
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In this paper it is shown that the Whitehead double Wh(L) of a two component link L is slice (topologically flat) if and only if the linking number of L is zero. In particular \(Wh_ 3=Wh(Wh_ 1)\) is slice. Here \(Wh_ 1\) is the Whitehead double of the Hopf link. This case acts as a marker for the general case. The slicing is obtained by building abstractly a 4-manifold with appropriate boundary and then performing surgery. This has to be done by hand rather than quoting a surgery theorem since the relevant fundamental group F(x,y) has exponential growth.
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Whitehead double of a two component link
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slice links
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linking number
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4- manifold
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surgery
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0.8519102931022644
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0.8163905143737793
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0.769868791103363
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0.7604076266288757
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