I am trying to understand more about knots in higher dimensions. I understand that in general one wants co-dimension 2 so that, for example, S^2 can be knotted in S^4.

What I don't understand is to what extent the notions and theorems relating to knot complements and knot groups carry over to higher dimensions. Specifically I would like to know if the Gordon-Luecke theorem which states that "a knot is determined by its complement" is valid in general or only for S^1 knots in S^3.

I have also come across (twisted) spun knots and am wondering if there exists a one-to-one mapping between ordinary S^1 knots and spun knots. Presumably one could have higher dimensional knots that are not spun knots....?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

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