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Branched Standard Spines of 3-Manifolds

By Carlo Petronio , R. Benedetti

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1997
ISBN
3540626271, 9783540626275
LCC
QA3 .L28 no. 1653,QA613.2 .L28 no. 1653
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3770982 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Mathematics
Edition
1
Pages
141\141
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book provides a unified combinatorial realization of the categroies of (closed, oriented) 3-manifolds, combed 3-manifolds, framed 3-manifolds and spin 3-manifolds. In all four cases the objects of the realization are finite enhanced graphs, and only finitely many local moves have to be taken into account. These realizations are based on the notion of branched standard spine, introduced in the book as a combination of the notion of branched surface with that of standard spine. The book is intended for readers interested in low-dimensional topology, and some familiarity with the basics is assumed. A list of questions, some of which concerning relations with the theory of quantum invariants, is enclosed.

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