Dehn's lemma for immersed loops

DOI10.4310/MRL.2018.V25.N6.A6zbMATH Open1423.57035arXiv1704.05507OpenAlexW2608013499WikidataQ124852548 ScholiaQ124852548MaRDI QIDQ2424322FDOQ2424322

Authors: Michael Freedman, Martin Scharlemann 

Publication date: 24 June 2019

Published in: Mathematical Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Suppose $delta$ is a generic immersed closed curve in the boundary of a 3-manifold M and $delta$ is null-homotopic in M. Then $delta$ can be displaced by a height function in a collar of the boundary so that the resulting simple closed curve in the collar bounds a disk in M.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.05507

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height functiondiskimmersed closed curve

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