On the connection between affine and projective fundamental groups of line arrangements and curves
Abstract
Description
In this note we prove a decomposition related to the affine fundamental group and the projective fundamental group of a line arrangement and a reducible curve with a line component. We give some applications to this result.
10 pages, 6 figures; submitted for publication; Some results have been strengthened
10 pages, 6 figures; submitted for publication; Some results have been strengthened