A simply connected $3$-manifold is $S^{3}$ if it is the sum of a solid torus and the complement of a torus knot
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- © Copyright 1964 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 15 (1964), 154-158
- MSC: Primary 54.78
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1964-0157365-6
- MathSciNet review: 0157365