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Compact aspherical solenoids

Geometric Topology 2025-07-02 v4 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

We consider compact, aspherical solenoids obtained as the inverse limit of a system of CW~complexes and covering maps. This includes PP-adic solenoids, as well as the universal hyperbolic solenoid of Teichm\"{u}ller theory. Using ideas from shape theory, we classify maps between such solenoids up to homotopy, and we prove a Dehn-Nielsen-type theorem for self-homotopy equivalences of such a solenoid. This generalizes a result of Odden regarding the universal hyperbolic solenoid.

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@article{arxiv.1009.5716,
  title  = {Compact aspherical solenoids},
  author = {James Belk and Bradley Forrest},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.5716},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

This is a revision of our 2011 preprint entitled "Covering systems, solenoids, and shape theory". The error has been corrected

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