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Main Author: Drakengren, Lycka
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.03520
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author Drakengren, Lycka
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contents We show that the finite simply connected 2-complexes of nonpositive planar sectional curvature are collapsible. Moreover, we show that each finite connected 2-complex with negative planar sectional curvature and fundamental group $\mathbb{Z}$ can be collapsed to a 1-dimensional cycle.
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spellingShingle Fundamental groups of 2-complexes with nonpositive planar sectional curvature
Drakengren, Lycka
Group Theory
Geometric Topology
20F65, 57M20, 57M05
We show that the finite simply connected 2-complexes of nonpositive planar sectional curvature are collapsible. Moreover, we show that each finite connected 2-complex with negative planar sectional curvature and fundamental group $\mathbb{Z}$ can be collapsed to a 1-dimensional cycle.
title Fundamental groups of 2-complexes with nonpositive planar sectional curvature
topic Group Theory
Geometric Topology
20F65, 57M20, 57M05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.03520