Three-dimensional Schoenflies theorem

ID: three-dimensional-schoenflies-theorem

A smooth, piecewise-linear or locally flat embedded two-sphere in the three-sphere has two complementary components, each with closure homeomorphic to a three-ball. Equivalently a tame embedded two-sphere in bounds a ball on its compact side. Local flatness is essential; arbitrary wild sphere embeddings are excluded.

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