Abstract
We prove a systolic inequality for a Π-relative systole of a Π-essential 2-complex X, where Π: π1→ G is a homomorphism to a finitely presented group G. Thus, we show that universally for any Π-essential Riemannian 2-complex X, and any G, the following inequality is satisfied: sys(X, Π)2 ≤8Area(X). Combining our results with a method of L Guth, we obtain new quantitative results for certain 3-manifolds: in particular for the Poincaré homology sphere Σ, we have sys(Σ)3 ≤ 24Vol(Σ).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 197-217 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Algebraic and Geometric Topology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geometry and Topology