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arxiv: math/0605335 · v1 · submitted 2006-05-12 · 🧮 math.GT

A spherical decomposition for Riemannian open 3-manifolds

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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.

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