#### Volume 7, issue 1 (2007)

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The $D(2)$ property for $D_8$

### W H Mannan

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 7 (2007) 517–528
##### Abstract

Wall’s $D\left(2\right)$ problem asks if a cohomologically 2–dimensional geometric 3–complex is necessarily homotopy equivalent to a geometric 2–complex. We solve part of the problem when the fundamental group is dihedral of order ${2}^{n}$ and give a complete solution for the case where it is ${D}_{8}$ the dihedral group of order 8.

##### Keywords
Wall's D(2) problem, algebraic complexes, k-invariants
Primary: 57M20
Secondary: 57M05
##### Publication
Received: 4 October 2006
Revised: 10 February 2007
Accepted: 10 February 2007
Published: 25 April 2007
##### Authors
 W H Mannan University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK