An exact sequence calculation for the second homotopy of a knot
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Abstract:
This paper deals with the computation of the second homotopy group of a knot, cancelling the action of the commutator subgroup of the fundamental group.References
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- © Copyright 1972 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 32 (1972), 571-577
- MSC: Primary 55A25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1972-0322848-7
- MathSciNet review: 0322848