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Mapping degrees between spherical $3$-manifolds

Algebraic Topology 2018-01-17 v3

Abstract

Let D(M,N)D(M,N) be the set of integers that can be realized as the degree of a map between two closed connected orientable manifolds MM and NN of the same dimension. For closed 33-manifolds with S3S^3-geometry MM and NN, every such degree degfdegψdeg f\equiv \overline{deg}\psi (π1(N))(|\pi_1(N)|) where 0degψ<π1(N)0\le \overline{deg}\psi <|\pi_1(N)| and degψ\overline{deg}\psi only depends on the induced homomorphism ψ=fπ\psi=f_{\pi} on the fundamental group. In this paper, we calculate explicitly the set {degψ}\{\overline{deg}\psi\} when ψ\psi is surjective and then we show how to determine deg(ψ)\overline{deg}(\psi) for arbitrary homomorphisms. This leads to the determination of the set D(M,N)D(M,N).

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@article{arxiv.1703.04345,
  title  = {Mapping degrees between spherical $3$-manifolds},
  author = {Daciberg Gonçalves and Peter Wong and Xuezhi Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.04345},
  year   = {2018}
}

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24 pages

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