A note on Heegaard genus of self-amalgamated 3-manifold

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-56
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Annals of Mathematics. Series B
Volume36
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2015

Keywords

  • Heegaard splitting
  • Self-amalgamated
  • Sufficiently complicated

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