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A non-homology boundary link with zero Alexander polynomial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Jonathan A. Hillman
Jonathan A. Hillman
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, Faculty of Arts, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
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Abstract

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This paper presents a necessary condition for a ribbon link to be an homology boundary link and gives a consequent simple counterexample to the conjecture of Smythe that the vanishing of the first Alexander polynomial characterizes homology boundary links among all 2-component links.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 1977 , pp. 229 - 236
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1977

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