 Double of punctured real projective three-space (source code)

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= Double of punctured real projective three-space

Doubling $\mathbb{RP}^3$ minus an open ball along its spherical boundary gives $\mathbb{RP}^3\mathbin\#\mathbb{RP}^3$. Its fundamental group is
$$
(\mathbb Z/2)*(\mathbb Z/2)\cong D_\infty,
$$
and its universal cover is $S^2\times\mathbb R$.

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