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Characterisation of homotopy ribbon discs

Geometric Topology 2023-07-20 v4

Abstract

Let Γ\Gamma be either the infinite cyclic group Z\mathbb{Z} or the Baumslag-Solitar group ZZ[12]\mathbb{Z} \ltimes \mathbb{Z}[\frac{1}{2}]. Let KK be a slice knot admitting a slice disc DD in the 4-ball whose exterior has fundamental group Γ\Gamma. We classify the Γ\Gamma-homotopy ribbon slice discs for KK up to topological ambient isotopy rel. boundary. In the infinite cyclic case, there is a unique equivalence class of such slice discs. When Γ\Gamma is the Baumslag-Solitar group, there are at most two equivalence classes of Γ\Gamma-homotopy ribbon discs, and at most one such slice disc for each lagrangian of the Blanchfield pairing of KK.

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@article{arxiv.1902.05321,
  title  = {Characterisation of homotopy ribbon discs},
  author = {Anthony Conway and Mark Powell},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.05321},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

24 pages, 9 figures; v2: a new theorem was added (Theorem 1.6); Theorem 1.7 and Proposition 1.8 fix a statement about the number of slice discs in some of our examples v3: the new theorem from v2 (which is now Theorem 1.8) has been further improved upon; title change. v4. Further minor changes following suggestions from referees