Abstract
This paper addresses two problems in the skein theory of homotopy spheres first posed by P. Traczyk. Solutions to both problems are obtained for a large class of manifolds and, since one of the basic techniques used requires the first homology group of the ambient manifold to be torsion free, the extent to which this hypothesis is actually necessary is further explored.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 235-248 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Topology and its Applications |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 14 Dec 1994 |
Keywords
- 3-manifolds
- Links
- Skein theory