Non-simple connectivity of the space of light bulbs
Non-simple connectivity of the space of light bulbs
Let the space of light bulbs be the space of properly embedded discs in that agree with near their boundary, with the appropriate topology. Non-simple-connectivity claim. The space of light bulbs is not simply connected. This concerns the topology of the space of embedded discs studied in the four-dimensional light bulb theorem; the statement asserts the existence of a nontrivial loop, although the supplied passage does not provide further details about that loop or its status.
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David Gabai, “The 4-Dimensional Light Bulb Theorem”, arXiv:1705.09989 (2020).
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