Van Kampen's embedding obstruction for discrete groups

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dc.creatorBestvina, Mladen
dc.creatorKapovich, Michael
dc.creatorKleiner, Bruce
dc.date2000-10-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:38:02Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:38:02Z
dc.descriptionWe 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 $\R^{2n-1}$.
dc.description20 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0010141
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0010141
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/60126
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subject57R
dc.titleVan Kampen's embedding obstruction for discrete groups
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