Topological index theory for surfaces in 3-manifolds

DOI10.2140/gt.2010.14.585zbMath1206.57020arXiv0901.0208OpenAlexW2095565846MaRDI QIDQ982158

David Bachman

Publication date: 6 July 2010

Published in: Geometry \& Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0208

zbMATH Keywords

minimal surfaceHeegaard splittingincompressible surfaceessentialirreducible 3-manifoldtopological index theory

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