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Fundamental groups of compact Hausdorff spaces

James E. Keesling, Yuli B. Rudyak

math.ATarXiv:math/0501463

Abstract

We discuss which groups can be realized as the fundamental groups of compact Hausdorff spaces. In particular, we prove that the claim ``every group can be realized as the fundamental group of a compact Hausdorff space'' is consistent with the Zermelo - Fraenkel - Choice set theory.

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