S ² -bundles over 2-orbifolds

Abstract: Let

M

be a closed 4-manifold with

p i_{2} (M) c o n g Z

. Then

M

is homotopy equivalent to either

C P^{2}

, or the total space of an orbifold bundle with general fibre

S^{2}

over a 2-orbifold

B

, or the total space of an

R P^{2}

-bundle over an aspherical surface. If

p i = p i_{1} (M) o t = 1

there are at most two such bundle spaces with given action

u : p i o A u t (p i_{2} (M))

. The bundle space has the geometry

m a t h b b S^{2} i m e s m a t h b b E^{2}

(if

c h i (M) = 0

) or

m a t h b b S^{2} i m e s m a t h b b H^{2}

(if

c h i (M) < 0

), except when

B

is orientable and

p i

is generated by involutions, in which case the action is unique and there is one non-geometric orbifold bundle.

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