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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 iii Paper 24 1 c Solution by
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Use the quotient lens spaces and set . Let . The mapis a homeomorphism and satisfiesbecause . Since is invertible modulo , generates the entire target deck group. Hence maps cyclic orbits bijectively to cyclic orbits, as does its inverse, and descends to a homeomorphism:This is an explicit map, so no classification theorem for lens spaces is required. It reverses orientation: complex conjugation in one coordinate reverses the ambient real orientation, while swapping the two complex coordinates preserves it.
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