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A short proof of Bing's characterization of$S^3$

Yo'av Rieck

Published 2005-12-22Version 1

We give a short proof of Bing's characterization of $S^3$: a compact, connected 3-manifold $M$ is $S^3$ if and only if every knot in $M$ is isotopic into a ball.

Comments: To appear in Proceedings of the AMS, 2 pages
Categories: math.GT
Subjects: 57M40, 57N12
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