Link homotopy in Sn × ℝm-n and higher order μ-invariants

Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 917-938

  Koschorke, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Configuration space; Hopf homomorphism; Link homotopy invariant; Link map; Linking coefficient; Stable suspension

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144272045     PISSN: 02182165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218216504003573     Document Type: Article

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