The Alexander trick for homology spheres

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Main Authors: Galatius, Soren, Randal-Williams, Oscar
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Published: 2023
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author Galatius, Soren
Randal-Williams, Oscar
author_facet Galatius, Soren
Randal-Williams, Oscar
contents We show that the group of homeomorphisms of a compact contractible $d$-manifold which fix the boundary is contractible, as long as $d \geq 6$. We deduce this from a strong uniqueness statement for one-sided $h$-cobordisms.
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spellingShingle The Alexander trick for homology spheres
Galatius, Soren
Randal-Williams, Oscar
Geometric Topology
Algebraic Topology
57S05, 58D05, 57N65
We show that the group of homeomorphisms of a compact contractible $d$-manifold which fix the boundary is contractible, as long as $d \geq 6$. We deduce this from a strong uniqueness statement for one-sided $h$-cobordisms.
title The Alexander trick for homology spheres
topic Geometric Topology
Algebraic Topology
57S05, 58D05, 57N65
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.15607