Embedding contractible 2-complexes in 𝐸⁴

Embedding contractible $2$-complexes in $E^{4}$
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 54 (1976), 423-430

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1976-0391093-5

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If $L$ is any figure eight complex or any complex of type (1,1,1), then there are infinitely many different embeddings of $L$ in ${E^4}$.

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