Linking topological spheres (Q2281290)

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Linking topological spheres
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    Linking topological spheres (English)
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    19 December 2019
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    Summary: There is a topological embedding \(\iota:\mathbb S^1\to\mathbb R^5\) such that \(\pi_3(\mathbb R^5\setminus\iota(\mathbb S^1))=0\). Therefore, no 3-sphere can be linked with \(\iota(\mathbb S^1)\).
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    integer homology spheres
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    Cannon-Edwards theorem
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