Every orientable 3-manifold is a B

From MaRDI portal
(Redirected from Publication:1597789)
Every orientable \(3\)-manifold is a \(B\Gamma\)




Abstract: We show that every orientable 3-manifold is a classifying space BGamma where Gamma is a groupoid of germs of homeomorphisms of R. This follows by showing that every orientable 3-manifold M admits a codimension one foliation F such that the holonomy cover of every leaf is contractible. The F we construct can be taken to be C^1 but not C^2. The existence of such an F answers positively a question posed by Tsuboi [Classifying spaces for groupoid structures, notes from minicourse at PUC, Rio de Janeiro (2001)], but leaves open the question of whether M = BGamma for some C^infty groupoid Gamma.









This page was built for publication: Every orientable \(3\)-manifold is a \(B\Gamma\)

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1597789)