Finite group actions and nonseparating $2$-spheres
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Abstract:
We extend the splitting theorem of Meeks-Yau for finite group actions on three-manifolds to include manifolds containing nonseparating $2$-spheres, and give applications to branched covers of links.References
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- © Copyright 1984 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 90 (1984), 430-432
- MSC: Primary 57S17; Secondary 57M12, 57M25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1984-0728363-9
- MathSciNet review: 728363