Abstract
Let M be a compact orientable 3-manifold, and A an essential annulus which cuts M into two 3-manifolds M1 and M2. We denote by g(M) the Heegaard genus of M. In this paper, we will give a lower bound to g(M) when Mi contains no bounded essential surfaces with large Euler's characteristic, where all boundary components of the essential surfaces lie in A.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 547-566 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Apr 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Heegaard genera
- primitive
- strongly irreducible