Branched covers according to J. W. Alexander (Q1820470)
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Branched covers according to J. W. Alexander (English)
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1986
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A short proof of the following theorem of Alexander is presented. Theorem. Every closed, orientable 3-manifold admits a simple branched covering map to the 3-sphere with branching set a link.
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orientable 3-manifold
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branched covering
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branching set
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