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On immersions of N-manifolds in codimension N − 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

M. A. Aguilar
Affiliation:
Instituto de Matemáticas, Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico
G. Pastor
Affiliation:
Departamento de Matem´ticas, Centro de Investigación y, Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Apartado Postal 14-740, 07000 México, D.F., Mexico
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Abstract

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We give a simple proof, using only classical algebraic topology, of the following theorem of B. H. Li and F. P. Peterson. Any map from an N-manifold into a (2N − 1)-manifold is homotopic to an immersion.

MSC classification

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1988

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