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$M^3$ admits $Sol$ geometry if and only if $\pi_1M$ is virtually solvable but not virtually nilpotent?

Let $M$ be a closed, orientable, irreducible 3-manifold and having an infinite fundamental group. Is it true that $M$ admits $Sol$ geometry if and only if $\pi_1M$ is virtually solvable but not ...
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3-manifold proof of Grushko's theorem

Grushko's theorem says that given an epimorphism $\phi: F \to G_1 * G_2$ where $F$ is a finitely-generated free group, there exists. subgroups $F_1$ and $F_2$ of $F$ so that $F = F_1 * F_2$ and $\phi(...
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