Geometric realisation over aspherical groups
Algebraic Topology
2023-12-06 v1 Group Theory
Geometric Topology
Rings and Algebras
Abstract
We prove that the direct sums of extensions of scalars of relation modules are geometrically realisable as the second homotopy group of a finite 2-complex. We use this to exhibit a finite 2-complex with fundamental group the torus knot group and non-free , yielding exotic presentations of a group for which no such examples had previously been known. We conclude by constructing stably free non-free modules over an infinite family of Baumslag-Solitar groups; it remains to determine whether these modules are geometrically realisable by finite 2-complexes.
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@article{arxiv.2312.02948,
title = {Geometric realisation over aspherical groups},
author = {William Thomas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.02948},
year = {2023}
}
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18 pages. Comments welcome