All 2-dimensional links in 4-space live inside a universal 3-dimensional polyhedron

DOI10.2140/agt.2008.8.1223zbMath1151.57027arXiv0801.3647OpenAlexW2069779371MaRDI QIDQ945656

Vitaliy Kurlin, Cherry Kearton

Publication date: 17 September 2008

Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.3647

zbMATH Keywords

handle decompositionsingular link2-knotmarked graph2-link3-page book3-page embeddinghexabasic bookuniversal polyhedronuniversal semigroup

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Embeddings and immersions in PL-topology (57Q35) Isotopy in PL-topology (57Q37)

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