Intersections of subcomplexes in non-positively curved 2-dimensional complexes

Abstract: Let

X

be a contractible

2

-complex which is a union of two contractible subcomplexes

Y

and

Z .

Is the intersection

Y c a p Z

contractible as well? In this note, we prove that the inclusion-induced map

p i_{1} (Y c a p Z) i g h t a r r o w p i_{1} (Z)

is injective if

Y

is

p i_{1}

-injective subcomplex in a locally CAT(0) 2-complex

X

. In particular, each component in the intersection of two contractible subcomplexes in a CAT(0) 2-complex is contractible.

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