Sum of embedded submanifolds

arXiv1705.03836MaRDI QIDQ6286512FDOQ6286512

Authors: Csaba L. Nagy 

Publication date: 10 May 2017

Abstract: In an $n$-manifold $X$ each element of $H_{n-1}(X;mathbb{Z}_2)$ can be represented by an embedded codimension-1 submanifold. Hence for any two such submanifolds there is a third one that represents the sum of their homology classes. We construct such a representative explicitly. We describe the analogous construction for codimension-2 co-oriented submanifolds, and examine the special case of oriented and/or co-oriented submanifolds. We also give a lower bound for the number of connected components of the intersection of two oriented codimension-1 submanifolds in terms of the homology classes they represent.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Embeddings in differential topology (57R40) Realizing cycles by submanifolds (57R95)

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