On noninvertible links with invertible proper sublinks

Whitten, W. C.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1970-0264647-9

On noninvertible links with invertible proper sublinks
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by W. C. Whitten

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 26 (1970), 341-346

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1970-0264647-9

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Abstract:

The title supports the primary objective of this paper. Specifically, for each $\mu \geqq 3$, a noninvertible, oriented, ordered link of $\mu$ components tamely imbedded in ${S^3}$ is exhibited with the property that each proper sublink is invertible. The case $\mu = 2$ has been covered in a previous paper.

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