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Math 6510 • Differentiable Manifolds

Winter 2006 • Question 10

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Math 6510 • Differentiable Manifolds Winter 2006 • Question 10

Let \(M\) be an open 3-manifold such that every compact set of \(M\) is contained in a solid torus.

  1. Show that \(\pi _1(M)\) is abelian.
  2. Assume that \(\pi _1(M)\) is finitely generated. Show that \(\pi _1(M)\) is trivial or \(\mathbb {Z}\).

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Let \(M\) be an open 3-manifold such that every compact set of \(M\) is contained in a
solid torus.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Show that \(\pi_1(M)\) is abelian.
\item Assume that \(\pi_1(M)\) is finitely generated. Show that \(\pi_1(M)\) is trivial or
\(\mathbb{Z}\).
\end{enumerate}

Topic Tags

Fundamental Groups Homotopy Groups Homotopy and Degree on Manifolds Surface Topology and Surface Groups