Knots, i.e. embeddings of spheres
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− | Analogously to [[3-manifolds_in_6-space# | + | Analogously to [[3-manifolds_in_6-space#Examples|the Haefliger trefoil knot]] for $k>1$ one constructs a smooth embedding $t:S^{2k-1}\to\Rr^{3k}$. |
For $k$ even this embedding is a generator of $E_D^{3k}(S^{2k-1})\cong\Zz$; it is not ''smoothly'' isotopic to the standard embedding, but is ''piecewise smoothly'' isotopic to it \cite{Haefliger1962}. | For $k$ even this embedding is a generator of $E_D^{3k}(S^{2k-1})\cong\Zz$; it is not ''smoothly'' isotopic to the standard embedding, but is ''piecewise smoothly'' isotopic to it \cite{Haefliger1962}. | ||
It would be interesting to know if for $k$ odd this embedding is a generator of $E_D^{3k}(S^{2k-1})\cong\Zz_2$. | It would be interesting to know if for $k$ odd this embedding is a generator of $E_D^{3k}(S^{2k-1})\cong\Zz_2$. |
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1 Examples
1.1 The Haefliger trefoil knot
Analogously to the Haefliger trefoil knot for one constructs a smooth embedding . For even this embedding is a generator of ; it is not smoothly isotopic to the standard embedding, but is piecewise smoothly isotopic to it [Haefliger1962]. It would be interesting to know if for odd this embedding is a generator of . The last phrase of [Haefliger1962t] suggests that this is true for .
2 Classification
(I would suggest including the classification of simple knots a la Kearton et. al. in this section.---John Klein)
3 References
- [Haefliger1962] A. Haefliger, Knotted -spheres in -space, Ann. of Math. (2) 75 (1962), 452–466. MR0145539 (26 #3070) Zbl 0105.17407
- [Haefliger1962t] A. Haefliger, Differentiable links, Topology, 1 (1962) 241--244