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On surgery along Brunnian links in 3-manifolds

Geometric Topology 2009-07-29 v3

Abstract

We consider surgery moves along (n+1)-component Brunnian links in compact connected oriented 3-manifolds, where the framing of the each component is 1/k for k in Z. We show that no finite type invariant of degree < 2n-2 can detect such a surgery move. The case of two link-homotopic Brunnian links is also considered. We relate finite type invariants of integral homology spheres obtained by such operations to Goussarov-Vassiliev invariants of Brunnian links.

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@article{arxiv.math/0603421,
  title  = {On surgery along Brunnian links in 3-manifolds},
  author = {Jean-Baptiste Meilhan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0603421},
  year   = {2009}
}

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This is the version published by Algebraic & Geometric Topology on 13 December 2006