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The paper improves a result about 2D ANR spaces by proving full-valuedness for certain metric compacta.

The paper confirms properties of homogeneous ANR compacta and their homological similarities.

Spaces are classified as almost homology n-manifolds if their homology groups are trivial for all but the last dimension.

Study local properties of homogeneous ANR-spaces, proving dimension full-valuedness.

In accordance with the Bing-Borsuk conjecture, we show that if X is an n-dimensional homogeneous metric ANR compactum and x\in X, then there is a local basis at x consisting of connected open sets U such that the cohomological properties of \overline U and bdU are similar to the properties of the closed ball \mathbb B^…

Introduces fine shape theory to simplify shape and antishape invariants.

The paper explores homological dimensions and dimensional full-valuedness in metric compacta.

Survey of recent results on homogeneous finite-dimensional spaces.

We prove the following result announced in Todorov and Valov: Any homogeneous, metric $ANR$-continuum is a $V^n_G$-continuum provided $\dim_GX=n\geq 1$ and $\check{H}^n(X;G)\neq 0$, where $G$ is a principal ideal domain. This implies that any homogeneous $n$-dimensional metric $ANR$-continuum with $\check{H}^n(X;G)\neq…

We introduce and investigate the notion of (strong) $K^n_G$-manifolds, where $G$ is an abelian group. One of the result related to that notion (Theorem 3.4) implies the following partial answer to the Bing-Borsuk problem \cite{bb}, whether any partition of a homogeneous metric $ANR$-space $X$ of dimension $n$ is cyclic…

We specify a result of Yokoi \cite{yo} by proving that if $G$ is an abelian group and $X$ is a homogeneous metric $ANR$ compactum with $\dim_GX=n$ and $\check{H}^n(X;G)\neq 0$, then $X$ is an $(n,G)$-bubble. This implies that any such space $X$ has the following properties: $\check{H}^{n-1}(A;G)\neq 0$ for every closed…

The paper characterizes $G$-ANR spaces and their properties.

We rephrase Gromov's definition of Markov compacta, introduce a subclass of Markov compacta defined by one building block and study cohomological dimensions of these compacta. We show that for a Markov compactum $X$, $\dim_{\Z_{(p)}}X=\dim_{\Q}X$ for all but finitely many primes $p$ where $\Z_{(p)}$ is the localization…

The study examines compact spaces resolvable by p-adic actions.

Spaces containing compact subsets with polyhedral complements are studied.

We present two classical conjectures concerning the characterization of manifolds: the Bing Borsuk Conjecture asserts that every $n$-dimensional homogeneous ANR is a topological $n$-manifold, whereas the Busemann Conjecture asserts that every $n$-dimensional $G$-space is a topological $n$-manifold. The key object in bo…

The study describes how topological properties of Markov compacta can be inferred from their diagrammatic structures.

We show that an n-dimensional compactum X embeds in R^m, where m>3(n+1)/2, if and only if X x X - Δadmits an equivariant map to S^{m-1}. In particular, X embeds in R^{2n}, n>3, iff the top power of the (twisted) Euler class of the factor-exchanging involution on X x X - Δis trivial. Assuming that X quasi-embeds in R^{2…

Fine shape of local compacta represented by ordinary maps.

Three themes of general topology: quotient spaces; absolute retracts; and inverse limits - are reapproached here in the setting of metrizable uniform spaces, with an eye to applications in geometric and algebraic topology. The results include: 1) If f: A -> Y is a uniformly continuous map, where X and Y are metric spac…

The study explores properties of homologically locally connected spaces and their connections to other topological concepts.

Defines finite type Multivalued Shape using hyperspaces.

An important "stability" theorem in shape theory, due to D.A. Edwards and R. Geoghegan, characterizes those compacta having the same shape as a finite CW complex. In this note we present straightforward and self-contained proof of that theorem.

New embeddings show answer to Baker-Laidacker question can be yes or no.

Finite approximations help reconstruct countable metric and ultrametric spaces.

We prove that a monomorphic functor $F:Comp\to Comp$ with finite supports is epimorphic, continuous, and its maximal $\emptyset$-modification $F^\circ$ preserves intersections. This implies that a monomorphic functor $F:Comp\to Comp$ of finite degree $deg F\le n$ preserves (finite-dimensional) compact ANR's if the spac…

New compacta with unique embedding properties found.

We present some results on n-dimensional compacta lying in n-dimensional products of compacta, in particular, in products of n 1-dimensional compacta. Most of our basic results are proven under the assumption that the compacta X admit essential maps into the n-sphere. The results of the present paper may be viewed as a…

Study homology manifolds using spectral sheaves and spectral six functor formalism.

New Coxeter groups yield n-dimensional Sierpiński boundaries.

The Bryant-Ferry-Mio-Weinberger surgery exact sequence for high-dimensional compact ANR homology manifolds is used to obtain transversality, splitting and bordism results for homology manifolds, generalizing previous work of Johnston.

We construct an isotopy of a planar compactum that is not the restriction of an isotopy of any planar continuum.

Compacta X and Y are said to admit a stable intersection in R^n if there are maps f : X -> R^n and g : Y -> R^n such that for every sufficiently close continuous approximations f' : X -> R^n and g' : Y -> R^n of f and g we have f'(X)\cap g'(Y)\neq\emptyset. The well-known conjecture asserting that X and Y do not admit …

We offer a short and elementary proof that, for a Z-set A in a finite-dimensional ANR Y, dimA<dimY. This result is relevant to the study of group boundaries. The original proof by Bestvina and Mess relied on cohomological dimension theory.

Classifies compact spaces by shape, finite spaces by weak homotopy.

Let L be a countable and locally finite CW complex. Suppose that the class of all metrizable compacta of extension dimension not greater than L contains a universal element which is an absolute extensor in dimension L. Our main result shows that L is quasi-finite.

V. V. Fedorchuk has recently introduced dimension functions K-dim \leq K-Ind and L-dim \leq L-Ind, where K is a simplicial complex and L is a compact metric ANR. For each complex K with a non-contractible join |K| * |K| (we write |K| for the geometric realisation of K), he has constructed first countable, separable com…

Extends Palais' theory to locally compact groups, proving slice properties.

The paper proves a conjecture about manifold limits and characterizes their structure.

We define the LS-category cat_g by means of covers of a space by general subsets, and show that this definition coincides with the classical Lusternik-Schnirelmann category for compact metric ANR spaces. We apply this result to give short dimension theoretic proofs of the Grossman-Whitehead theorem and Dranishnikov's t…

Cencelj and Dranishnikov showed that for certain nilpotent groups $G$, $K(G_{ab},1) \in \text{AE}(X)$ is equivalent to $K(G,1) \in \text{AE}(X)$ for any compacta $X$ (here $G_{ab}$ is the abelianization of $G$). We examine the same problem for solvable groups. We also give an elementary proof of this fact for any nilpo…

We give a short answer to the question in the title: {\em dendrits}. Precisely we show that the $C^{\ast}$-algebra $C(X)$ of all complex-valued continuous functions on a compactum $X$ is projective in the category ${\mathcal C}^{1}$ of all (not necessarily commutative) unital $C^{\ast}$-algebras if and only if $X$ is a…

Paper reconstructs compact metric spaces using finite approximations and inverse persistence.

We consider a natural question: "Is it true that each homotopy domination of a polyhedron over itself is a homotopy equivalence?" and a strongly related problem of K. Borsuk (1967): "Is it true that two ANR's homotopy dominating each other have the same homotopy type?" The answer was earlier known to be positive for ma…

A combination of Bestvina--Brady Morse theory and an acyclic reflection group trick produces a torsion-free finitely presented Q-Poincaré duality group which is not the fundamental group of an aspherical closed ANR Q-homology manifold. The acyclic construction suggests asking which Q-Poincaré duality groups act freely …

Fine shape theory extends strong shape to noncompact metrizable spaces.

Smooth knots can be embedded into a specific Menger continuum.

Let $M$ be a complete metric $ANR$-space such that for any metric compactum $K$ the function space $C(K,M)$ contains a dense set of Bing (resp., Krasinkiewicz) maps. It is shown that $M$ has the following property: If $f\colon X\to Y$ is a perfect surjection between metric spaces, then $C(X,M)$ with the source limitati…