Covering degrees are determined by graph manifolds involved |
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Authors: | F Yu S Wang |
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Institution: | Department of Mathematics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China, e-mail: swang@sxx0.math.pku.edu.cn, CN
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Abstract: | W.Thurston raised the following question in 1976: Suppose that a compact 3-manifold M is not covered by (surface) ×S1 \times S^1 or a torus bundle over S1 S^1 . If M1 M_1 and M2 M_2 are two homeomorphic finite covering spaces of M, do they have the same covering degree?¶For so called geometric 3-manifolds (a famous conjecture is that all compact orientable 3-manifolds are geometric), it is known that the answer is affirmative if M is not a non-trivial graph manifold.¶In this paper, we prove that the answer for non-trivial graph manifolds is also affirmative. Hence the answer for the Thurston's question is complete for geometric 3-manifolds. Some properties of 3-manifold groups are also derived. |
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