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On irreducible 3-manifolds

  • Lee, Jae-Ik (Applied Mathematics, Division of System Engineering, Dongseo Univesity)
  • Published : 1997.10.01
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Abstract

This paper deals with certain conditions under which irreducibility of a 3-manifold is preserved under attaching a 2-handle along a simple closed curve (and then, if necessary, capping off a 2-sphere boundary component by a 3-ball).

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