Incompressible surfaces via branched surfaces

DOI10.1016/0040-9383(84)90031-4zbMath0524.57008OpenAlexW1991046453MaRDI QIDQ584787

Ulrich Oertel, William J. Floyd

Publication date: 1984

Published in: Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-9383(84)90031-4

zbMATH Keywords

incompressible surfacebranched surface in a 3-manifoldHaken manifold with incompressible boundaryHaken manifolds with torus boundary

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Low-dimensional topology of special (e.g., branched) coverings (57M12)

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