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arxiv: 1604.05361 · v3 · pith:4JJT2R7Qnew · submitted 2016-04-18 · 🧮 math.GT

When do links admit homeomorphic C-complexes?

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Any two knots admit orientation preserving homeomorphic Seifert surfaces, as can be seen by stabilizing. There is a generalization of a Seifert surface to the setting of links called a C-complex. In this paper, we ask when two links will admit orientation preserving homeomorphic C-complexes. In the case of 2-component links, we find that the pairwise linking number provides a complete obstruction. In the case of links with 3 or more components and zero pairwise linking number, Milnor's triple linking number provides a complete obstruction.

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