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Exhaustion of $\mathcal{C}(N)$ via rigid expansions

Geometric Topology 2026-03-17 v1

Abstract

Let NN be a connected closed non-orientable surface of genus at least 6. In this work we prove that there exists a finite subgraph X\mathfrak{X} (Irmak's finite rigid set from ``Elmas Irmak. Exhausting curve complexes by finite rigid sets on nonorientable surfaces. J.Topol.Anal., 16(2):261--289, 2024'') such that any graph endomorphism φ\varphi of C(N)\mathcal{C}(N) whose restriction to X\mathfrak{X} is (locally) injective, φ\varphi is induced by a homeomorphism of NN. To prove this, we first prove that X\mathfrak{X} and its rigid expansions exhaust C(N)\mathcal{C}(N).

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@article{arxiv.2603.14736,
  title  = {Exhaustion of $\mathcal{C}(N)$ via rigid expansions},
  author = {Jesús Hernández Hernández and Cristhian E. Hidber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.14736},
  year   = {2026}
}

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27 pages, 28 figures. All comments are welcome!