Deformations of group actions

Edmonds, Allan L.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1975-0362321-0

Deformations of group actions

Author: Allan L. Edmonds
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 201 (1975), 147-160
MSC: Primary 57C25; Secondary 57E25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1975-0362321-0
MathSciNet review: 0362321
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Abstract: Let be a finite group and be a compact piecewise linear (PL) manifold. Define a PL -isotopy to be a level-preserving PL action of on $M \times [0,1]$ . In this paper PL -isotopies are studied and PL -isotopic actions (which need not be equivalent) are characterized.

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