Classification of links up to 0-solvability

DOI10.1016/J.TOPOL.2022.108158zbMATH Open1498.57005arXiv1511.00156OpenAlexW1943232479WikidataQ114127932 ScholiaQ114127932MaRDI QIDQ2161359FDOQ2161359

Taylor E. Martin

Publication date: 4 August 2022

Published in: Topology and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The $n$-solvable filtration of the $m$-component smooth (string) link concordance group, ${\displaystyle }$dots subset mathcal{F}^m_{n+1} subset mathcal{F}^m_{n.5} subset mathcal{F}^m_n dots subset mathcal{F}^m_1 subset mathcal{F}^m_{0.5} subset mathcal{F}^m_0 subset mathcal{F}^m_{-0.5} subset mathcal{C}^m,${\displaystyle }$ as defined by Cochran, Orr, and Teichner, is a tool for studying smooth knot and link concordance that yields important results in low-dimensional topology. The focus of this paper is to give a characterization of the set of 0-solvable links. We introduce a new equivalence relation on links called 0-solve equivalence and establish both an algebraic and a geometric classification of $mathbb{L}_0^m$, the set of links up to 0-solve equivalence. We show that $mathbb{L}_0^m$ has a group structure isomorphic to the quotient $mathcal{F}_{-0.5}/mathcal{F}_0$ of concordance classes of string links and classify this group, showing that ${\displaystyle }$mathbb{L}_0^m cong mathcal{F}_{-0.5}^m/mathcal{F}_0^m cong mathbb{Z}_2^m oplus mathbb{Z}^{m choose 3} oplus mathbb{Z}_2^{m choose 2}.${\displaystyle }$ Finally, using results of Conant, Schneiderman, and Teichner, we show that 0-solvable links are precisely the links that bound class 2 gropes and support order 2 Whitney towers in the 4-ball.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.00156

zbMATH Keywords

knot theorylink concordance\(n\)-solvable filtration

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Knot theory (57K10)

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