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| author | Das, Deblina Kabiraj, Arpan |
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| contents | In this article, we show that given any integer $l\geq 2$, every closed curve $γ$ on the bouquet of $n$-circles $Γ$, admits a lift to a finite $l$-sheeted normal covering of $Γ$. Equivalently, identifying the free group $F_n$ of $n$ generators with the fundamental group of $Γ$, this statement asserts that $F_n$ is a union of $ l$-index normal subgroups for any $l\geq 2.$ The proof proceeds by explicitly constructing families of $l$-sheeted normal coverings of $Γ$, together with a characterization, in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions, of when a closed curve $γ$ on $Γ$ lifts to these covers. |
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| spellingShingle | Lifting closed curves to finite covers of free groups Das, Deblina Kabiraj, Arpan Geometric Topology M57M07 In this article, we show that given any integer $l\geq 2$, every closed curve $γ$ on the bouquet of $n$-circles $Γ$, admits a lift to a finite $l$-sheeted normal covering of $Γ$. Equivalently, identifying the free group $F_n$ of $n$ generators with the fundamental group of $Γ$, this statement asserts that $F_n$ is a union of $ l$-index normal subgroups for any $l\geq 2.$ The proof proceeds by explicitly constructing families of $l$-sheeted normal coverings of $Γ$, together with a characterization, in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions, of when a closed curve $γ$ on $Γ$ lifts to these covers. |
| title | Lifting closed curves to finite covers of free groups |
| topic | Geometric Topology M57M07 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00481 |