Nonpositive towers in Bing’s neighborhood

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society Series B 2026 Open access

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Authors: Max Chemtov, Daniel T. Wise
DOI: 10.1090/bproc/154
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Abstract

Every 2-dimensional spine of an aspherical 3-manifold has the nonpositive towers property, but every strongly collapsed 2-dimensional spine of a 3-ball has an immersed sphere.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Geometric and Algebraic Topology Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Structural Analysis and Optimization

Publication details

Journal / source
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society Series B
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
1–8
Publication date
7 January 2026
Language
EN