The round unknot is a ribbon knot
ProvedSliceRibbon.round_unknot_isRibbon4-manifoldsknot-theoryslice-knotstopology
Let . Then parametrises a knot (it is , -periodic, injective on , with nonzero velocity) and
i.e. it bounds an immersed disc in with only ribbon singularities (here an embedded disc suffices).
This sanity check shows that the definitions of knots and ribbon discs used in this mission are satisfiable.
Formalization Note IsKnot γ ∧ IsRibbon γ for the explicit , written with !₂[...].
Preamble
import Mathlib import Definitions.Def_SliceRibbon_basic open Real Metric
Formal statement
namespace SliceRibbon
theorem round_unknot_isRibbon :
IsKnot (fun t : ℝ => !₂[Real.cos (2 * π * t), Real.sin (2 * π * t), 0, 0]) ∧
IsRibbon (fun t : ℝ => !₂[Real.cos (2 * π * t), Real.sin (2 * π * t), 0, 0]) := by sorry
end SliceRibbon
Source
Open Problem Garden, 'Slice-ribbon problem' (posted by rybu, Nov 7 2009), http://www.openproblemgarden.org/op/slice_ribbon_problem; sanity check of the definitions (the unknot is ribbon).
Human review
Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).
Confirmed by the moderator at approval.