Van Kampen's embedding obstruction for discrete groups

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We give a lower bound to the dimension of a contractible manifold on which a given group can act properly discontinuously. In particular, we show that the $n$-fold product of nonabelian free groups cannot act properly discontinuously on $\R^{2n-1}$.
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Geometric Topology, Group Theory, 57R

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/60126

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https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0010141
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