Manifolds with \(S ^{1}\)-category 2 have cyclic fundamental groups (Q604218)
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Manifolds with \(S ^{1}\)-category 2 have cyclic fundamental groups (English)
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10 November 2010
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A closed topological \(n\)-manifold is of \(S^1\)-category 2 if it can be covered by 2 open subsets \(W_1, W_2\) such that the inclusions \(W_i\to M^n\) factor homotopically through maps \(W_i\to S^1\). The authors show: Theorem. If \(M\) is a closed \(n\)-manifold for \(n>3\) with \(S^1\)-category 2 then its fundamental group is trivial or infinite cyclic.
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Lusternik-Schnirelmann category
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coverings of \(n\)-manifolds with open \(S^{1}\)-contractible subsets
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