A converse to a theorem of Oka and Sakamoto for complex line arrangements

DOI10.3390/MATH1010031zbMATH Open1297.32016arXiv1208.2898OpenAlexW2014223305MaRDI QIDQ401765FDOQ401765

Kristopher Williams

Publication date: 27 August 2014

Published in: Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let C_1 and C_2 be algebraic plane curves in the complex plane such that the curves intersect in d_1cdot d_2 points where d_1,d_2 are the degrees of the curves respectively. Oka and Sakamoto proved that the fundamental group of the complement of C_1 cup C_2 is isomorphic to the direct of product of the fundamental group of the complement of C_1 and the fundamental group of the complement of C_2. In this paper we prove the converse of Oka and Sakamoto's result for line arrangements. Let A_1 and A_2 be non-empty arrangements of lines in complex plane such that the fundamental group of the complement of A_1 cup A_2 is isomorphic to the direct product of the complements of the arrangements A_1 and A_2. Then, the intersection of A_1 and A_2 consists of |A_1| cdot |A_2| points of multiplicity two.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.2898

zbMATH Keywords

fundamental grouphyperplane arrangementline arrangement

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Singularities in algebraic geometry (14B05) Singularities of curves, local rings (14H20) Plane and space curves (14H50) Relations with arrangements of hyperplanes (32S22)

Cites Work

• Line arrangements and direct products of free groups
• Combinatorics and topology of complements of hyperplanes
• Arrangements and cohomology
• Characteristic varieties of arrangements
• Product theorem of the fundamental group of a reducible curve
• Direct product of free groups as the fundamental group of the complement of a union of lines
• The characterization of a line arrangement whose fundamental group of the complement is a direct sum of free groups

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