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Topologically slice knots with nontrivial Alexander polynomial
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Topologically slice knots with nontrivial Alexander polynomial

Matthew Hedden, Charles Livingston and Daniel Ruberman
Advances in mathematics (New York. 1965), Vol.231(2), pp.913-939
10/01/2012

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Science & Technology Mathematics Physical Sciences
Let C-T be the subgroup of the smooth knot concordance group generated by topologically slice knots and let C-Delta be the subgroup generated by knots with trivial Alexander polynomial. We prove that C-T/C-Delta is infinitely generated. Our methods reveal a similar structure in the 3-dimensional rational spin bordism group, and lead to the construction of links that are topologically, but not smoothly, concordant to boundary links. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aim.2012.05.019View
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