Almost convex groups, Lipschitz combing, and \(\pi^ \infty _ 1\) for universal covering spaces of closed 3-manifolds (Q1203606)
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Almost convex groups, Lipschitz combing, and \(\pi^ \infty _ 1\) for universal covering spaces of closed 3-manifolds (English)
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18 February 1993
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If \(M^ 3\) is a closed 3-manifold such that \(\pi_ 1(M^ 3)\) is almost convex in the sense of \textit{J. W. Cannon} [Geom. Dedicata 22, 197-210 (1987; Zbl 0607.20020)], then the universal covering space \(\widetilde M^ 3\) is shown to be simply-connected at infinity. The same result is obtained under a combing condition. The proofs use methods of geometric group theory as well as of 3- dimensional topology (``Dehn-type lemma'') and are related to the author's approach to the Poincaré conjecture [Topology 31, 625-656 (1992; see review 57013 in this issue)].
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almost convex
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universal covering
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Poincaré conjecture
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