## Algebraic & Geometric Topology

### Concordance to links with unknotted components

#### Abstract

We show that there are topologically slice links whose individual components are smoothly concordant to the unknot, but which are not smoothly concordant to any link with unknotted components. We also give generalizations in the topological category regarding components of prescribed Alexander polynomials. The main tools are covering link calculus, algebraic invariants of rational knot concordance theory, and the correction term of Heegaard Floer homology.

#### Article information

Source
Algebr. Geom. Topol., Volume 12, Number 2 (2012), 963-977.

Dates
Revised: 27 January 2012
Accepted: 28 January 2012
First available in Project Euclid: 19 December 2017

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.agt/1513715377

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.2140/agt.2012.12.963

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2928901

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1312.57027

#### Citation

Cha, Jae Choon; Ruberman, Daniel. Concordance to links with unknotted components. Algebr. Geom. Topol. 12 (2012), no. 2, 963--977. doi:10.2140/agt.2012.12.963. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.agt/1513715377

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