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On the connection between affine and projective fundamental groups of line arrangements and curves

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v2 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

In this note we prove a decomposition related to the affine fundamental group and the projective fundamental group of a line arrangement and a reducible curve with a line component. We give some applications to this result.

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@article{arxiv.math/0212385,
  title  = {On the connection between affine and projective fundamental groups of line arrangements and curves},
  author = {David Garber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0212385},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

10 pages, 6 figures; submitted for publication; Some results have been strengthened