Cerf theory for graphs

被引:49
作者
Hatcher, A [1 ]
Vogtmann, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Math, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY-SECOND SERIES | 1998年 / 58卷
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10.1112/S0024610798006644
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
We develop a deformation theory for k-parameter families of pointed marked graphs with fixed fundamental group F-n. Applications include a simple geometric proof of stability of the rational homology of Aut(F-n), computations of the rational homology in small dimensions, proofs that various natural complexes of free factorizations of F-n are highly connected, and an improvement on the stability range for the integral homology of Aut(F-n).
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页码:633 / 655
页数:23
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