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Topology and Combinatorics of 3-Manifolds

This book is a study of combinatorial structures of 3-mani- folds, especially Haken 3-manifolds. Specifically, it is concerned with Heegard graphs in Haken 3-manifolds, i.e., with graphs whose complements have a free fundamental group. These graphs always exist. They fix not only a combinatorial stu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johannson, Klaus
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1995, 1995
Edition:1st ed. 1995
Series:Lecture Notes in Mathematics
Subjects:
Group Theory And Generalizations
Algebraic Topology
Group Theory
Manifolds And Cell Complexes
Manifolds (mathematics)
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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