A survey of classical knot concordance
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v4
Abstract
This is survey about the classical knot concordance group, prepared for an upcoming handbook of knot theory. Topics include: the basic definitions of concordance; the theory of algebraic concordance as developed by Levine; the theory of Casson-Gordon invariants; applications of topological surgery as developed by Freedman; smooth results based on differential geometric techniques such as those of Donaldson; the filtration of the concordance group as developed by Cochran, Orr, and Teichner; and relations to classical 3-dimensional knot theory. There is also a short problem list.
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@article{arxiv.math/0307077,
title = {A survey of classical knot concordance},
author = {Charles Livingston},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0307077},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
25 pages, 2 figures. Minor typographical changes