A KNOT-THEORETIC EQUIVALENT OF THE KERVAIRE CONJECTURE.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- GONZÁLEZ-ACUÑA, FRANCISCO; RAMÍREZ, ARTURO
- Source
- Journal of Knot Theory & Its Ramifications. Apr2006, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p471-478. 8p.
- Subject
- *KNOT theory
*ALGEBRAIC curves
*LOW-dimensional topology
*ALGEBRAIC topology
*MANIFOLDS (Mathematics)
*ALGEBRAIC varieties
- Language
- ISSN
- 0218-2165
Kervaire's conjecture is equivalent to the following one: If F is a compact orientable nonseparating surface properly embedded in a knot exterior E then π1(E/F) ≈ Z. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]