An Invariant for Triple-Point-Free Immersed Spheres
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| author | Seidel, Jona |
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| contents | We define an invariant of triple-point-free immersions of $2$-spheres into Euclidean $3$-space, taking values in $l^1(\mathbb{Z})$. It remains unchanged under regular homotopies through such immersions. An explicit description of its image shows that the space of triple-point-free immersed spheres has infinitely many regular homotopy classes. Consequently, many pairs of immersed spheres can only be connected by regular homotopies that pass through triple points. We represent the double points of a triple-point-free immersed sphere using a directed tree, equipped with a pair relation on the edges and an integer-valued function on the vertices. The invariant depends on this function and on the vertex indegrees. |
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| spellingShingle | An Invariant for Triple-Point-Free Immersed Spheres Seidel, Jona Geometric Topology 57R42, 57R45, 57M15 We define an invariant of triple-point-free immersions of $2$-spheres into Euclidean $3$-space, taking values in $l^1(\mathbb{Z})$. It remains unchanged under regular homotopies through such immersions. An explicit description of its image shows that the space of triple-point-free immersed spheres has infinitely many regular homotopy classes. Consequently, many pairs of immersed spheres can only be connected by regular homotopies that pass through triple points. We represent the double points of a triple-point-free immersed sphere using a directed tree, equipped with a pair relation on the edges and an integer-valued function on the vertices. The invariant depends on this function and on the vertex indegrees. |
| title | An Invariant for Triple-Point-Free Immersed Spheres |
| topic | Geometric Topology 57R42, 57R45, 57M15 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.21130 |