Paper 2, Section II, F

Algebraic Topology | Part II, 2014

Let A=(abcd)A=\left(\begin{array}{ll}a & b \\ c & d\end{array}\right) be a matrix with integer entries. Considering S1S^{1} as the quotient space R/Z\mathbb{R} / \mathbb{Z}, show that the function

φA:S1×S1S1×S1([x],[y])([ax+by],[cx+dy])\begin{aligned} \varphi_{A}: S^{1} \times S^{1} & \longrightarrow S^{1} \times S^{1} \\ ([x],[y]) & \longmapsto([a x+b y],[c x+d y]) \end{aligned}

is well-defined and continuous. If in addition det(A)=±1\operatorname{det}(A)=\pm 1, show that φA\varphi_{A} is a homeomorphism.

State the Seifert-van Kampen theorem. Let XAX_{A} be the space obtained by gluing together two copies of S1×D2S^{1} \times D^{2} along their boundaries using the homeomorphism φA\varphi_{A}. Show that the fundamental group of XAX_{A} is cyclic and determine its order.

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