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Embeddings of acyclic 2-complexes in S 4 with contractible complement

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  • Finite Presentation
  • Perfect Group
  • Heegaard Diagram

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Huck, G. (1990). Embeddings of acyclic 2-complexes in S 4 with contractible complement. In: Latiolais, P. (eds) Topology and Combinatorial Group Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1440. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0084457

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