On the existence of finite type link homotopy invariants

Blake Mellor; Dylan Thurston

On the existence of finite type link homotopy invariants

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Abstract

We show that for links with at most 5 components, the only finite type homotopy invariants are products of the linking numbers. In contrast, we show that for links with at least 9 components, there must exist finite type homotopy invariants which are not products of the linking numbers. This corrects previous errors of the first author.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	1025-1040
Journal	Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications
Volume	10
Issue number	7
State	Published - 2001

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Geometry and Topology

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On the existence of finite type link homotopy invariants

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