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Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference
March 21-23, 2002
University of Texas
Austin, TX, USA

Organizers
Cameron Gordon, John Luecke, Alan Reid

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A Realization Result for Two-Complexes
by
Tony Bedenikovic
Bradley University

We define a graph complement cone complex (i.e., a gccc) to be a CW 3-complex which consists of a graph complement in a cube with handles together with the cone over the boundary of the cube with handles. We show that every finite 2-complex may be realized, up to 3-deformation, by a gccc. We then apply this realization to the study of contractible 2-complexes.

Date received: February 4, 2002


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