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Diffeomorphism groups of prime 3-manifolds

Differential Geometry 2023-09-12 v2 Analysis of PDEs Group Theory Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let XX be a compact orientable non-Haken 3-manifold modeled on the Thurston geometry Nil\text{Nil}. We show that the diffeomorphism group Diff(X)\text{Diff}(X) deformation retracts to the isometry group Isom(X)\text{Isom}(X). Combining this with earlier work by many authors, this completes the determination the homotopy type of Diff(X)\text{Diff}(X) for any compact, orientable, prime 3-manifold XX.

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@article{arxiv.2108.03302,
  title  = {Diffeomorphism groups of prime 3-manifolds},
  author = {Richard H. Bamler and Bruce Kleiner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.03302},
  year   = {2023}
}

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14 pages, minor updates

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