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A short proof of Bing's characterization of$S^3$

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We give a short proof of Bing's characterization of S3S^3: a compact, connected 3-manifold MM is S3S^3 if and only if every knot in MM is isotopic into a ball.

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@article{arxiv.math/0512513,
  title  = {A short proof of Bing's characterization of$S^3$},
  author = {Yo'av Rieck},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0512513},
  year   = {2007}
}

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To appear in Proceedings of the AMS, 2 pages