Résumé
We show that open 3-manifolds that have a locally finite decomposition along 2-spheres are characterized by the existence of a Riemannian metric with respect to which the second homotopy group of the manifold is generated by small elements.
- Titre
- A spherical decomposition for riemannian open 3-manifolds
- Créateurs - sans rôle
- Sylvain Maillot
- Détails de publication
- Geometric and functional analysis, Vol.17(3), pp.839-851
- Éditeur
- Walter De Gruyter
- Nombre de pages
- 13
- Identifiants
- 99162896309311
- Unité académique
- Institut Montpelliérain Alexander Grothendieck - IMAG
- Langue
- English
- Type de ressource
- Journal article