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We apply the homology theory with local coefficients to study closed even-dimensional manifolds with highly connected universal covering spaces. Then we obtain simple algebraic characterizations of aspherical manifolds and discuss some properties regarding the minimality of their Euler characteristics.
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Cavicchioli, A., Hegenbarth, F. (1996). Manifolds with Highly Connected Universal Covers. In: Broto, C., Casacuberta, C., Mislin, G. (eds) Algebraic Topology: New Trends in Localization and Periodicity. Progress in Mathematics, vol 136. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9018-2_5
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