Finding disjoint surfaces in 3-manifolds

DOI10.1007/S10711-013-9886-6zbMATH Open1292.57016arXiv1209.3130OpenAlexW1997861122MaRDI QIDQ2452190FDOQ2452190

Authors: Marc Lackenby 

Publication date: 30 May 2014

Published in: Geometriae Dedicata (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let M be a compact connected orientable 3-manifold, with non-empty boundary that contains no 2-spheres. We investigate the existence of two properly embedded disjoint surfaces S_1 and S_2 such that M - (S_1 cup S_2) is connected. We show that there exist two such surfaces if and only if M is neither a Z_2 homology solid torus nor a Z_2 homology cobordism between two tori. In particular, the exterior of a link with at least 3 components always contain two such surfaces. The proof mainly uses techniques from the theory of groups, both discrete and profinite.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.3130

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zbMATH Keywords

surfaces3-manifoldsinfinite dihedral groups.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Limits, profinite groups (20E18)

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• Homology and central series of groups
• Large groups, property (τ) and the homology growth of subgroups
• On the cut number of a \(3\)-manifold
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