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A short proof of Bing's characterization of $ S^3$

Author(s): Yo'av Rieck
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 135 (2007), 1947-1948.
MSC (2000): Primary 57M40; Secondary 57N12
Posted: January 31, 2007
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Abstract: We give a short proof of Bing's characterization of $ S^3$: a compact, connected 3-manifold $ M$ is $ S^3$ if and only if every knot in $ M$ is isotopic into a ball.

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Yo'av Rieck
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical Sciences, 301 SCEN, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
Email: yoav@uark.edu

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-07-08657-1
PII: S 0002-9939(07)08657-1
Received by editor(s): April 25, 2005
Received by editor(s) in revised form: January 27, 2006
Posted: January 31, 2007
Communicated by: Ronald A. Fintushel
Copyright of article: Copyright 2007, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.

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