Lagrangian Whitney sphere links

Let $n > 1$. Given two maps of an $n$-dimensional sphere into Euclidean $2n$-space with disjoint images, there is a $\mathbb Z/2$ valued linking number given by the homotopy class of the corresponding Gauss map. We prove, under some restrictions on $n$, that this vanishes when the components are immersed Lagrangian spheres each with exactly one double point of high Maslov index. This is joint work with Tobias Ekholm.

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Ivan Smith

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University of Cambridge