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Commutator subgroups and foliations without holonomy
Author(s):
Tao
Li
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.
130
(2002),
2471-2477.
MSC (2000):
Primary 57N10, 57R30
Posted:
January 23, 2002
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Abstract:
Suppose a manifold  has a codimension one, transversely orientable foliation without holonomy, and  is a leaf. We give a simple, purely topological proof of the theorem that  is a normal subgroup containing the commutator subgroup of  .
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Additional Information:
Tao
Li
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, C1200, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
Address at time of publication:
Department of Mathematics, 401 Mathematical Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
Email:
taoli@math.utexas.edu, tli@math.okstate.edu
DOI:
10.1090/S0002-9939-02-06406-7
PII:
S 0002-9939(02)06406-7
Received by editor(s):
October 2, 2000
Received by editor(s) in revised form:
March 9, 2001
Posted:
January 23, 2002
Communicated by:
Ronald A. Fintushel
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