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Open 3-manifolds as 3-fold branched coverings.

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2001
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It is announced that the Freudenthal compactification of an open, connected, oriented 3-manifold is a 3-fold branched covering of S 3 . The branching set is as nice as can be expected. Some applications are given.
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