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Mat. Sb. (N.S.), 1978 Volume 106(148), Number 4(8), Pages 566–588 (Mi sm2607)

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Intersections of loops in two-dimensional manifolds

V. G. Turaev


Abstract: Given an arbitrary smooth two-dimensional manifold $A$ with nonempty boundary and a point $a\in\partial A$, mappings $\mathbf Z[\pi_1(A,a)]\times\mathbf Z[\pi_1(A,a)]\to\mathbf Z[\pi_1(A,a)]$ and $\pi_1(A,a)\to\mathbf Z[\pi_1(A,a)]$. are constructed. In terms of them the author formulates and proves necessary and sufficient conditions for realizability of an element of the group $\pi_1(A,a)$ by a simple loop, conditions for the realizability of a few elements of $\pi_1(A,a)$ by nonintersecting loops and conditions for realizability of an automorphism of this group by a diffeomorphism $(A,a)\to(A,a)$.
Figures: 5.
Bibliography: 14 titles.

UDC: 513.83

MSC: Primary 57N05, 57M05, 57M25; Secondary 16A26

Received: 30.06.1977


 English version:
Mathematics of the USSR-Sbornik, 1979, 35:2, 229–250

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