Homology handles with trivial Alexander polynomial

Abstract

Using Freedman and Quinn's result for $\mathbb{Z}$-homology 3-spheres, we show that a 3-dimensional homology handle with trivial Alexander polynomial bounds a homology $S^1\times D^3$. As a consequence, a distinguished homology handle with trivial Alexander polynomial is topologically null $\tilde{H}$-cobordant.