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Unions of Cockcroft two-complexes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

W. A. Bogley
W. A. Bogley
Affiliation:
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisOR 97331, USA
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Abstract

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A combinatorial hypothesis is presented that serves as a necessary and sufficient condition for a union of connected Cockcroft two-complexes to be Cockcroft. This combinatorial hypothesis has a component that can be expressed in terms of the second homology of groups. The hypothesis is applied to the study of the third homology of groups.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , June 1994 , pp. 317 - 324
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1994

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