Abstract
We give five applications of handle theory:
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Unknotting balls and spheres in codimension ≧ 3.
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A criterion for unknotting in codimension 2.
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A weak 5-dimensional h-cobordism and Poincaré theorem.
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Engulfing.
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Embedding manifolds.
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Rourke, C.P., Sanderson, B.J. (1982). Applications. In: Introduction to Piecewise-Linear Topology. Springer Study Edition, vol 69. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81735-9_7
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