The smooth framed-isotopy faithfulness conjecture for tame tangles
The smooth framed-isotopy faithfulness conjecture for tame tangles
A smooth -tame tangle is a tame smooth embedding of an -manifold. A smoothly framed isotopic pair consists of tangles related by a framed isotopy that is smooth as a tame tangle.
Smooth framed isotopy of tame smooth tangles implies diffeomorphism. Given smooth -tame tangles and , if and are smoothly framed isotopic, then and are diffeomorphic.
The PL analogue is stated to be true. The source also suggests that, in the stable range , the converse should hold, but that additional expectation is not part of this conjecture's assertion.
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Primary source
Christoph Dorn and Christopher L. Douglas, “Manifold diagrams and tame tangles”, arXiv:2208.13758 (2022).
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