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why fundamental group of of compact manifold is finitely presented

edited Jan 9 at 10:18

Martin Brandenburg
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asked Jan 9 at 9:36

Bidyut Sanki
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Paul Siegel · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-09 10:05:42Z UTC

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Every compact manifold has the homotopy type of a finite CW-complex, and a finite CW-complex has finitely presented fundamental group by van Kampen's theorem.

answered Jan 9 at 10:05

Paul Siegel
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Thank you very much – Bidyut Sanki Jan 9 at 10:29

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