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On the existence of universal covering spaces for metric spaces and subsets of the Euclidean plane

G. R. Conner, J. W. Lamoreaux (2005)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

We prove several results concerning the existence of universal covering spaces for separable metric spaces. To begin, we define several homotopy-theoretic conditions which we then prove are equivalent to the existence of a universal covering space. We use these equivalences to prove that every connected, locally path connected separable metric space whose fundamental group is a free group admits a universal covering space. As an application of these results, we prove the main result of this article,...

On the homology of the Harmonic Archipelago

Umed Karimov, Dušan Repovš (2012)

Open Mathematics

We calculate the singular homology and Čech cohomology groups of the Harmonic Archipelago. As a corollary, we prove that this space is not homotopy equivalent to the Griffiths space. This is interesting in view of Eda’s proof that the first singular homology groups of these spaces are isomorphic.

On the simple connectivity at infinity of groups

Daniele Ettore Otera (2003)

Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana

We study the simple connectivity at infinity of groups of finite presentation, and we give a geometric proof of its invariance under quasi-isometry in a special case.

Orderable 3-manifold groups

Steven Boyer, Dale Rolfsen, Bert Wiest (2005)

Annales de l’institut Fourier

We investigate the orderability properties of fundamental groups of 3-dimensional manifolds. Many 3-manifold groups support left-invariant orderings, including all compact P 2 -irreducible manifolds with positive first Betti number. For seven of the eight geometries (excluding hyperbolic) we are able to characterize which manifolds’ groups support a left-invariant or bi-invariant ordering. We also show that manifolds modelled on these geometries have virtually bi-orderable groups. The question of virtual orderability...

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