Journal of Symplectic Geometry

Volume 9 (2011)

Number 2

Two surfaces in $D^4$ bounded by the same knot

Pages: 119 – 122

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4310/JSG.2011.v9.n2.a1

Author

Andrew Geng

Abstract

We exhibit two symplectic surfaces embedded in the 4-ball which bound the same transverse knot, have the same topology (as abstract surfaces), and are distinguished by the fundamental groups of their complements.

Published 21 June 2011