Strongly minimal PD₄-complexes

Abstract: We consider the homotopy types of

P D_{4}

-complexes

X

with fundamental group

p i

such that

c . d . p i = 2

and

p i

has one end. Let

and

w = w_{1} (X)

. Our main result is that (modulo two technical conditions on

(p i, w)

) there are at most

orbits of

k

-invariants determining "strongly minimal" complexes (i.e., those with homotopy intersection pairing

l a m b d a_{X}

trivial). The homotopy type of a

P D_{4}

-complex

X

with

p i

a

P D_{2}

-group is determined by

p i

,

w

,

l a m b d a_{X}

and the

v_{2}

-type of

X

. Our result also implies that Fox's 2-knot with metabelian group is determined up to TOP isotopy and reflection by its group.

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