Approximating codimension ⩾3 σ-compacta with locally homotopically unknotted embeddings

The proof of Štan'ko's embedding approximation theorem is simplified and extended to a relative version for non-locally-compact σ-compact subsets of arbitrary topological manifolds.

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Published inTopology and its applications Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 95 - 122
Main Author Edwards, Robert D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 1986
Subjects
dimension embedding
locally homotopically unknotted
majorant
p-LCC
pseudoisotopy
p-LCC
majorant
locally homotopically unknotted
57N60
57N37
57N35
pseudoisotopy
dimension embedding
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Summary:The proof of Štan'ko's embedding approximation theorem is simplified and extended to a relative version for non-locally-compact σ-compact subsets of arbitrary topological manifolds.
ISSN:0166-8641
1879-3207
DOI:10.1016/0166-8641(86)90052-0