A proof of the Gordon conjecture

DOI10.1016/J.AIM.2009.07.004zbMATH Open1180.57025arXiv0801.4581OpenAlexW2027564749WikidataQ122978600 ScholiaQ122978600MaRDI QIDQ1034089FDOQ1034089

Authors: Ruifeng Qiu, Martin Scharlemann 

Publication date: 10 November 2009

Published in: Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A combinatorial proof of the Gordon Conjecture: The sum of two Heegaard splittings is stabilized if and only if one of the two summands is stabilized.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.4581

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zbMATH Keywords

Heegaard splittingstabilizedGordon conjecture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General geometric structures on low-dimensional manifolds (57M50)

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• A proof of Onsager's conjecture
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• Proof of the fundamental gap conjecture
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• Unstabilized dual Heegaard splittings of 3-manifolds
• Strongly irreducible self-amalgamation of a handlebody

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