Poincaré's works leading to the Poincaré conjecture (Q2127584)
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Poincaré's works leading to the Poincaré conjecture (English)
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20 April 2022
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In a previous paper [Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 74, No. 4, 381--400 (2020; Zbl 1455.01014)], the authors examined the influences behind Poincaré's development of algebraic topology. The present article serves as a companion piece, framing the Poincaré Conjecture in the context of that topological work. Specifically, the authors characterize the conjecture as an outgrowth of Poincaré's project of classifying manifolds via invariants, a project whose roots include Poincaré's research on Fuchsian groups.
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Poincaré conjecture
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classification of manifolds
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