Abstract
We show that every continuous action of a finite group on a smooth three-manifold is a uniform limit of smooth actions.
Citation
John Pardon. "Smoothing finite group actions on three-manifolds." Duke Math. J. 170 (6) 1043 - 1084, 15 April 2021. https://doi.org/10.1215/00127094-2020-0052
Information
Received: 27 March 2019; Revised: 6 August 2020; Published: 15 April 2021
First available in Project Euclid: 23 March 2021
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1215/00127094-2020-0052
Subjects:
Primary:
57M60
Secondary:
55M35
,
57M30
,
57R10
,
57S10
,
57S17
Keywords:
group actions
,
Three-manifolds
Rights: Copyright © 2021 Duke University Press