Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 26, issue 2 (2026)

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Profinite rigidity properties of central extensions of $2$-orbifold groups

Paweł Piwek

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 26 (2026) 565–597

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2026.26.565

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