Smoothly slice knots with smoothly non-approximable topological slice discs

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 2026 Open access

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Authors: Min Hoon Kim, Mark Powell
DOI: 10.1090/proc/17377
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Abstract

We construct infinitely many smoothly slice knots having topological slice discs that are non-approximable by smooth slice discs.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Geometric and Algebraic Topology Geometry and complex manifolds Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows

Publication details

Journal / source
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Publication date
8 April 2026
Language
EN