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In this article, we prove that the fundamental group π 1 ( M ) \pi_{1}(M) of a complete open manifold 𝑀 with nonnegative Ricci curvature is finitely generated, under the condition that the Riemannian universal cover M ̃ \tilde{M} satisfies an “almost 𝑘-polar at infinity” condition. Additionally, such π 1 ( M ) \pi_{1}(M) is virtually abelian. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the base point of any tangent cone at infinity of such a manifold is nearly a pole. In the case where M ̃ \tilde{M} exhibits almost maximal Euclidean volume growth, we prove that 𝑀 deformation retracts to a closed submanifold 𝐹 which is diffeomorphic to a flat manifold, provided 𝑀 is not simply connected.
In this article, we prove that the fundamental group π 1 ( M ) \pi_{1}(M) of a complete open manifold 𝑀 with nonnegative Ricci curvature is finitely generated, under the condition that the Riemannian universal cover M ̃ \tilde{M} satisfies an “almost 𝑘-polar at infinity” condition. Additionally, such π 1 ( M ) \pi_{1}(M) is virtually abelian. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the base point of any tangent cone at infinity of such a manifold is nearly a pole. In the case where M ̃ \tilde{M} exhibits almost maximal Euclidean volume growth, we prove that 𝑀 deformation retracts to a closed submanifold 𝐹 which is diffeomorphic to a flat manifold, provided 𝑀 is not simply connected.
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