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Rank gradient versus stable integral simplicial volume

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We observe that stable integral simplicial volume of closed manifolds gives an upper bound for the rank gradient of the corresponding fundamental groups.

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This work was supported by the CRC 1085 Higher Invariants (Universität Regensburg, funded by the DFG).

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Löh, C. Rank gradient versus stable integral simplicial volume. Period Math Hung 76, 88–94 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10998-017-0212-1

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