On the homeomorphism groups of manifolds and their universal coverings

Agnieszka Kowalik; Tomasz Rybicki

Open Mathematics (2011)

  • Volume: 9, Issue: 6, page 1217-1231
  • ISSN: 2391-5455

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Let H c(M) stand for the path connected identity component of the group of all compactly supported homeomorphisms of a manifold M. It is shown that H c(M) is perfect and simple under mild assumptions on M. Next, conjugation-invariant norms on Hc(M) are considered and the boundedness of Hc(M) and its subgroups is investigated. Finally, the structure of the universal covering group of Hc(M) is studied.

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Agnieszka Kowalik, and Tomasz Rybicki. "On the homeomorphism groups of manifolds and their universal coverings." Open Mathematics 9.6 (2011): 1217-1231. <http://eudml.org/doc/269639>.

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