Unknotting links in 𝑆³ by maps

Lambert, Howard

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1976-0420624-1

Unknotting links in $S^{3}$ by maps
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by Howard Lambert

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 60 (1976), 327-330

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1976-0420624-1

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Abstract:

There exists a link ${L_0} = {L_{01}} \cup {L_{02}}$ such that for no strongly 1-1 map f on ${L_0}$ is it true that $f({L_{01}}),f({L_{02}})$ are unknotted.

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