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Homotopy type of the complex of free factors of a free group
We show that the complex of free factors of a free group of rank n ⩾ 2 is homotopy equivalent to a wedge of spheres of dimension n − 2 . We also prove that for n ⩾ 2 , the complement of (unreduced) Outer space in the free splitting …