Finite Type Link Concordance Invariants
arXiv:math/9904169
Abstract
This paper is a generalization of the author's previous work on link homotopy to link concordance. We show that the only real-valued finite type link concordance invariants are the linking numbers of the components.
19 pages, many figures. Section 4 contained serious errors, and has been removed. To appear in The Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications