Discrete symmetry with compact fundamental domain, and geometric simple connectivity - A provisional Outline of work in Progress -

arXiv0711.3579MaRDI QIDQ6207578FDOQ6207578

Authors: Valentin Poénaru 

Publication date: 22 November 2007

Abstract: We show that a certain geometric property, the QSF introduced by S. Brick and M. Mihalik, is universally true for {ibf all} finitely presented groups $Gamma$. One way of defining this property is the existence of a smooth compact manifold $M$ with $p{i}_{1}M=Gamma$, such that $ildeM$ is geometrically simply-connected ({it i.e.} without handles of index $lambda=1$). There are also alternative, more group-theoretical definitions, which are presentation independent. But $GammainmQSF$ is not only a universal property, it is quite highly non-trivial too; its very special case for $Gamma=p{i}_1{M}^3$ (where it means $p{i}_1^{infty}ilde{M}^3=0$) is actually already known, as a corollary of G. Perelman's big breakthrough on the Geometrization of 3-Manifolds.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fundamental group, presentations, free differential calculus (57M05) General geometric structures on low-dimensional manifolds (57M50) Groups acting on specific manifolds (57S25) Covering spaces and low-dimensional topology (57M10) Discontinuous groups of transformations (57S30)

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