A homotopy^+ solution to the A-B slice problem

DOI10.1142/S0218216517400181zbMATH Open1364.57018arXiv1601.05066OpenAlexW2963748818MaRDI QIDQ2969712FDOQ2969712

Authors: Michael Freedman, Vyacheslav Krushkal 

Publication date: 23 March 2017

Published in: Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The A-B slice problem, a reformulation of the 4-dimensional topological surgery conjecture for free groups, is shown to admit a link-homotopy+ solution. The proof relies on geometric applications of the group-theoretic 2-Engel relation. Implications for the surgery conjecture are discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.05066

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zbMATH Keywords

link homotopythe A-B slice problemEngel relationsfour-dimensional topological surgery

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Engel conditions (20F45)

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