A flat plane that is not the limit of periodic flat planes. (Q1810405)

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A flat plane that is not the limit of periodic flat planes.
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    A flat plane that is not the limit of periodic flat planes. (English)
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    5 June 2003
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    Answering \textit{M. Gromov}'s question [in Geometric group theory. Vol. 2: Asymptotic invariants of infinite groups, Cambridge Univ. Press (1993; Zbl 0841.20039)], the author constructs an example of a compact nonpositively curved squared 2-complex whose universal cover contains an isometrically embedded flat plane that is not the limit of a sequence of periodic flat planes.
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    periodic flat planes
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    C(4)-T(4) complexes
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