Generalized Universal Covers of Uniform Spaces

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We develop a generalized covering space theory for a class of uniform spaces called coverable spaces. Coverable spaces include all geodesic metric spaces, connected and locally pathwise connected compact topological spaces, in particular Peano continua, as well as more pathological spaces like the topologist's sine curve. Each coverable space has a generalized universal cover with universal and lifting properties. Associated with this generalized universal cover is a functorial uniform space invariant called the deck group, which is related to the classical fundamental group by a natural homomorphism. We obtain some specific results for one-dimensional spaces. Keywords: universal cover, uniform space, geodesic space, fundamental group

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Algebraic Topology, Metric Geometry, 55Q52 (Primary) 54E15, 55M10 (Secondary)

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/114281

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https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0607353
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