Shrinking of toroidal decomposition spaces

Kasprowski, D. and Powell, M. (2014) Shrinking of toroidal decomposition spaces. Fundamenta Mathematicae, 227, pp. 271-296. (doi: 10.4064/fm227-3-3)

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Abstract

Given a sequence of oriented links L1,L2,L3,… each of which has a distinguished, unknotted component, there is a decomposition space D of S3 naturally associated to it, which is constructed as the components of the intersection of an infinite sequence of nested solid tori. The Bing and Whitehead continua are simple, well known examples. We give a necessary and sufficient criterion to determine whether D is shrinkable, generalising previous work of F. Ancel and M. Starbird and others. This criterion can effectively determine, in many cases, whether the quotient map S3→S3/D can be approximated by homeomorphisms.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Powell, Professor Mark
Authors: Kasprowski, D., and Powell, M.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics
Journal Name:Fundamenta Mathematicae
Publisher:Instytut Matematyczny
ISSN:0016-2736
ISSN (Online):1730-6329
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