Abstract
Let M be a connected orientable compact irreducible 3-manifold. Suppose that ∂M consists of two homeomorphic surfaces F1 and F2, and both F1 and F2 are compressible in M. Suppose furthermore that g(M,F1) = g(M) + g(F1), where g(M,F1) is the Heegaard genus of M relative to F1. Let Mf be the closed orientable 3-manifold obtained by identifying F1 and F2 using a homeomorphism f: F1 → F2. The authors show that if f is sufficiently complicated, then g(Mf) = g(M,∂M) + 1.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 51-56 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chinese Annals of Mathematics. Series B |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Heegaard splitting
- Self-amalgamated
- Sufficiently complicated