3 papers
math.GT2026
Isotopy and equivalence of knots in 3-manifolds
Paolo Aceto, Corey Bregman, Christopher W. Davis +2
We show that in a prime, closed, oriented 3-manifold M, equivalent knots are isotopic if and only if the orientation preserving mapping class group is trivial. In the case of irred…
math.GT2025
Homotopy classification of -manifolds with -manifold fundamental group
Jonathan Hillman, Daniel Kasprowski, Mark Powell +1
We give a criterion on a group and a homomorphism under which closed -manifolds with fundamental group and orientation character are classifie…
math.GT2025
The 4-dimensional disc embedding theorem and dual spheres
Mark Powell, Arunima Ray, Peter Teichner
We modify the proof of the disc embedding theorem for -manifolds, which appeared as Theorem 5.1A in the book "Topology of 4-manifolds" by Freedman and Quinn, in order to constru…