Abstract

We use Kirk’s invariant of link maps [Formula: see text] and its variations due to Koschorke and Kirk–Livingston to deduce results about classical links. Namely, we give a new proof of the Nakanishi–Ohyama classification of two-component links in [Formula: see text] up to [Formula: see text]-link homotopy. We also prove its version for string links, which is due (in a slightly different form) to Fleming–Yasuhara. The proofs do not use Clasper Theory.

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