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Topology of non-collapsed three-dimensional RCD spaces

Differential Geometry 2025-12-29 v1

Abstract

We show that non-collapsed RCD(K,3)\text{RCD}(K,3) spaces without boundary are orbifolds whose topological singularities are locally finite and locally homeomorphic to cones over RP2\mathbb{RP}^2, and that the topology of such spaces is stable under non-collapsed Gromov-Hausdorff convergence. We study the notion of non-orientability on these spaces as a key part of our analysis and show that the property of non-orientability (on uniformly sized balls) is stable under non-collapsed Gromov-Hausdorff convergence. Finally, we show that any non-orientable non-collapsed RCD(K,3)\text{RCD}(K,3) space without boundary admits a ramified double cover which is itself an orientable non-collapsed RCD(K,3)\text{RCD}(K,3) space without boundary, and that such ramified double cover is stable under non-collapsed Gromov-Hausdorff convergence.

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@article{arxiv.2512.21961,
  title  = {Topology of non-collapsed three-dimensional RCD spaces},
  author = {Qin Deng and Alessandro Pigati},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.21961},
  year   = {2025}
}