Pretzel links, mutation, and the slice-ribbon conjecture

Paolo Aceto; Min Hoon Kim; Jung Hwan Park; Arunima Ray

doi:10.4310/MRL.2021.V28.N4.A1

Pretzel links, mutation, and the slice-ribbon conjecture

Paolo Aceto
, Min Hoon Kim
, Jung Hwan Park
, Arunima Ray

Department of Mathematics

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Abstract

Let p and q be distinct integers greater than one. We show that the 2-component pretzel link P (p, q, −p, −q) is not slice, even though it has a ribbon mutant, by using 3-fold branched covers and an obstruction based on Donaldson’s diagonalization theorem. As a consequence, we prove the slice-ribbon conjecture for 4-stranded 2-component pretzel links.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	945-966
Number of pages	22
Journal	Mathematical Research Letters
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4310/MRL.2021.V28.N4.A1
State	Published - 2021

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